Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Zircon Crystal - Huge and Bright, Malawi

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 10th, 2026
Locality: Malawi (See on Mindat)
Size: 2 x 2 x 3.5 inches
Weight: 15.3 oz

Description:
These very bright zircon crystals are among the largest known. From the Rift Mineral Province, Malawi. Shortwave and natural shown

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:

Zircon (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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