Fluorescent Mineral Database

Scapolite from Pennsylvania

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 19th, 2026
Locality: Kennett Square, Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Scapolite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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