Fluorescent Mineral Database

Fluorite var. Chlorophane - Blue Bird Mine, Little Dragoon Mts, Cochise Co. Arizona

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 16th, 2026
Locality: Little Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
Phosphorescence after exposure to SW illumination.

Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

Afterglow after exposure to shortwave UV light.
Afterglow after exposure to shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorite var. Chlorophane (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Afterglow after exposure to Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Green