Carpathite from the Picacho Mine, California, USA
Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: 7UU-63J
Date: Jul 4th, 2026
Locality: Picacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA (See on Mindat)
Size: 16 x 5 x 16 cm
Description:
Large matrix piece of carphatite in quartz. The long acicular carpathite crystals are protected inside the quartz. Where the quartz is broken, the yellow carpathite is revealed. Under longwave UV light the carpathite fluoresces a very bright, characteristic blue.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Carpathite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Blue