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Willemite, Calcite - Puttapa, Australia

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 4th, 2026
Locality: Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia (See on Mindat)

Description:
A small cabinet specimen from the Puttapa Zinc Mine in Australia showing an array of typical colors and patterns, mainly calcite and willemite. Photographed under shortwave UV.

Originally posted by UV Studio on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
Willemite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Green

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