Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Wickenburgite from the Green Envy Mine, Arizona, USA

Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: WVL-Q3J
Date: Dec 04th, 2024
Locality: Green Envy Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (See on Mindat)
Size: 8 x 6 x 12 x cm
Weight: 812 g

Description:
A new find of wickenburgite and willemite from the “Green Envy Mine”, a new 2024 locality. The wickenburgite fluoresces its typical pink to red under shortwave UV light. The willemite fluoresces bright green under shortwave, yellow under midwave and longwave UV, and shows a long lasting afterglow after UV exposure. On the bottom right corner there is a little bit of caliche fluorescent orange.

Normal light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Wickenburgite

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
Willemite
  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Green

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