Wickenburgite from the Green Envy Mine, Arizona, USA

Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: WVL-Q3J
Date: Dec 4th, 2024
Locality: Green Envy Mine, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (See on Mindat)
Size: 8 x 6 x 12 cm
Weight: 812 g

Description:
A new find of wickenburgite and willemite from the “Green Envy Mine”, a new 2024 locality. The wickenburgite fluoresces its typical pink to red under shortwave UV light. The willemite fluoresces bright green under shortwave, yellow under midwave and longwave UV, and shows a long lasting afterglow after UV exposure. On the bottom right corner there is a little bit of caliche fluorescent orange.

Normal light.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Wickenburgite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

• Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow
• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Green