Barite and Hydrozincite – Wilder's Prospect, Tennessee

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 25th, 2026
Locality: Wilder Hollow Prospect, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Baryte (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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