Fluorite - De\'an Fluorite Mine, Jiujiang, China
Contributed by: FMS Admin
minID: 0AA-FX8
Date: Feb 23rd, 2026
Locality: De\'an fluorite mine, Wushan, De\'an Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China (See on Mindat)
Size: 50 x 26 x 60 mm
Description:
Purple octahedral fluorite crystals in matrix with a second generation of colorless cubic fluorite atop. The octahedral crystals fluoresce a bright blue LW; the cubic crystals fluoresce the same color but far less intense.
Originally posted by Dennis Michael on Nature's Rainbows.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Fluorite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Blue