Calcite with a little Fluorite - Taolin Mine, China

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 25th, 2026
Locality: Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China (See on Mindat)
Size: 6 x 7 inches
Weight: 3.75 lb

Description:
A large and pretty calcite specimen from the Taolin Mine, Linxiang County, Hunan, China. The calcite glows a bright red in SW and a much softer red in LW where the fluorite glows blue. Interestingly, the white fluorescence appears where there has been cleavage damage.

Originally posted by Fire Viper on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red