Calcite and Scheelite - Tem Piute Mine, Nevada
Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 24th, 2026
Locality: Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA (See on Mindat)
Description:
The desert Southwest has so much to offer in landscape, wildlife, geology and fluorescent rocks. Here's a nice scheelite and calcite from the Temp Piute Mine, in Rachel Nevada. The scheelite is so blindingly bright, a little post processing was required to bring out the fairly bright calcite and keep them both exposed somewhat properly.
Originally posted by Fire Viper on Nature's Rainbows in 2017.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue