Barytocalcite with Calcite – Pole Dump, Langban, Sweden
Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 24th, 2026
Locality: The Pole dump, Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden (See on Mindat)
Description:
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Barytocalcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Pink
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red