Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Vesuvianite

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 8th, 2026
Locality: Jeffery Mine (Cecebe Lake Mine; Tough property), Ryerson Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada (See on Mindat)

Description:
Vesuvianite from the Jeffrey Mine. Not that often fluorescent. Under LW UV and in white light.
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada

Source: Fluorescent Minerals Workgroup MKA : http://fluo.mineralogie.be/

Originally posted by Axel Emmermann on Nature's Rainbows.

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Vesuvianite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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