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.