Sphalerite from Mundo Nuevo, Peru

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 7th, 2026
Locality: Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru (See on Mindat)

Description:
Sphalerite with tetrahedrite and pyrite on quartz.

Originally published by Wish Wang on Nature’s Rainbows.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Sphalerite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Orange