Fluorescent Mineral Database

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.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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