Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Calcite - Fischbach, Germany

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Mar 14th, 2026
Locality: Fischbach, Herrstein-Rhaunen, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under midwave and shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under midwave and shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Midwave (305nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red

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