Fluorescent Mineral Database

Pink Sapphire - Vietnam

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 10th, 2026
Locality: L?c Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam (See on Mindat)
Size: 11 x 7 x 12 mm

Description:
Pink corundum var. sapphire; L?c Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam

Originally posted by Frédéric Messier Leroux on Nature's Rainbows in 2024.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light. Side 2.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light. Side 2.
Normal light. Side 2.
Normal light. Side 2.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Corundum var. Sapphire (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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