Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Fluorite Crystals - Otavi, Namibia

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 18th, 2026
Locality: Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia (See on Mindat)

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

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