Agrellite - Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Québec, Canada
Contributed by: Chris Clemens
minID: E3G-XN1
Date: Apr 27th, 2026
Locality: Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada (See on Mindat)
Size: 7.9 x 5 x 9.3 cm
Weight: 358 g
Description:
Massive, light grey colored, crystalline agrellite from the Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada. Fluoresces lavender pink under shortwave UV, brighter lavender pink under midwave UV.
Agrellite exhibits a brief intense phosphorescence (BIP) when quickly removed from under a shortwave (or midwave) UV light. The color, unlike Franklin calcite, is a yellowish orange
Originally posted by Chris Clemens on Nature's Rainbows in 2017.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Agrellite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Midwave (305nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Pink
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Pink
- Afterglow after exposure to Midwave (305nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow