Zircon - Kasungu, Malawi
Contributed by: FMS Admin
minID: PVG-GCY
Date: Feb 21st, 2026
Locality: Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi (See on Mindat)
Size: 38 x 36 x 54 mm
Description:
A large chocolate brown zircon crystal from Malawi exhibiting yellow SW fluorescence.
Originally posted by Dennis Michael on Nature's Rainbows.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Zircon (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow