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Petroleum inclusions in quartz

Contributed by: Axel Emmermann
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Date: Jan 23rd, 2025
Locality: Badakhshan, Afghanistan (See on Mindat)

Description:
These petroleum and tar inclusions look like tropical fish... The larger green and brown inclusion (white light) are real. All the others are reflections of those off the inner side of the crystal faces. Image width is approx. 3 mm.

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Petroleum

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

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