Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Zircon and Fluorapatite - Pakistan

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 24th, 2026
Locality: Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (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.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorapatite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Violet
Zircon (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow

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