Fluorescent Mineral Database

Stevensite from Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: ECX-PP8
Date: Dec 3rd, 2024
Locality: Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA (See on Mindat)
Size: 2.5 x 1.5 x 5.5 cm
Weight: 27.1 g

Description:
Radiating crystals of brown stevensite. Under longwave UV light it shows some light brown fluorescence: not the typical bright, saturated fluorescence of other minerals, but clearly there.

Normal light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Stevensite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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