Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Calcite from Pashan, India

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 7th, 2026
Locality: Pashan Road roadcuts, Pashan, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India (See on Mindat)

Description:
Calcite crystal fluorescent yellow under longwave UV light.

Originally published by Wish Wang on Nature’s Rainbows.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow