Dogtooth Calcite - Jiangxi, China
Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 26th, 2026
Locality: Jiangxi, China (See on Mindat)
Size: 2 x 4 inches
Weight: 0.67 lb
Description:
Very fine and sharp dogtooth calcite from Jiu Ba San Mine, Wuhuashan, Jiangxi, China. The piece also has non-fluorescent quartz, hematite, and chalcopyrite. As aesthetic in natural light as it is in shortwave.
Originally posted by Fire Viper on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
