Scheelite and Apatite - Franklin, New Jersey

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 13th, 2026
Locality: Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Stuart Schneider on Nature's Rainbows,

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Scheelite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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

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