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Fluorite – Bishop's Cap, New Mexico

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 14th, 2026
Locality: Bishop\'s Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA (See on Mindat)

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

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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