Fluorescent Mineral Database

Sorensenite from Greenland

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 10th, 2026
Locality: Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland (See on Mindat)
Size: 2 x 2 x 3.5 inches
Weight: 12.7 oz

Description:
Sorensenite is a rare tin-beryllium mineral from the Ilimaussaq Complex in Greenland. It is only found in this remote locality.

Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Sorensenite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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