Fluorescent Mineral Database

Boulder Opal - Naica Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 24th, 2026
Locality: Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico (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:

Opal-AN (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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