Phosphorescent Adamite - Mapimi, Mexico

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 19th, 2026
Locality: Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Afterglow after exposure to shortwave UV light.

Normal light.

Normal light. Closeup of adamite crystals.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Adamite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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