Petalite - Bikita, Masvingo District, Zimbabwe

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 18th, 2026
Locality: Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Petalite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Pink
• Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: White