Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Calcite, Willemite, Smithsonite – Puttapa, Australia

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 3rd, 2026
Locality: Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia (See on Mindat)
Size: 5 inches
Weight: 1.56 lb

Description:
This is a recent barn find rescue. A fabulous fluorescent example from Puttapa, Australia.

Originally posted by UV Studio on Nature's Rainbows in 2018.

Fluorescence under longwave and shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave and shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
Smithsonite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue
Willemite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Green

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