Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Scheelite - Winchester Mountains, Wilcox, Arizona

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 14th, 2026
Locality: Winchester Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Paul Garland on Nature's Rainbows.

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Scheelite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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