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Celestine from the Machów Mine, Poland

Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: W52-324
Date: Dec 08th, 2024
Locality: Machów Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland (See on Mindat)
Size: 7 x 6 x 11 x cm
Weight: 512.2 g

Description:
Cluster of clear celestine crystals, with a little yellow sulphur at the base. The celestine fluoresces the typical white under UV light, with greenish afterglow.

Normal light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Celestine

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: White
  • Afterglow after exposure to Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Green

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