Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Spooky albite

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Sep 24th, 2025
Locality: Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China (See on Mindat)

Description:
Albite. Etched Baveno twins on a row. Wushan spessartine mine, Tongbei, China. The specimen shows a red fluorescence due to Fe3+. The green fluorescence is coming from uranyl activated silica coatings.
Originally posted by groensteenfreterke on Nature’s Rainbow.

Fluorescence under 275nm UV light.
Fluorescence under 275nm UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Albite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under 275nm LED UV light: Red

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