Prehnite from Imilchil, Morocco
Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: 9UL-DGG
Date: Dec 04th, 2024
Locality: Imilchil, Imilchil Caïdat, Imilchil Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (See on Mindat)
Size: 5 x 4 x 7 x cm
Weight: 201 g
Description:
A very nice rosette of light green prehnite crystals surrounded by quartz. Looks like a flower! Under longwave UV light the prehnite fluoresces a dim light blue. Not an impressive fluorescence, but quite interesting.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Prehnite
- Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Blue