Carpathite (aka Karpatite) - San Benito Co., California

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 26th, 2026
Locality: Picacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally appears in the literature, translated from Russian as karpatite. Later appears as carpathite. The new name is for the Carpathian Mountains the type locality in Ukraine.

For a scientific paper on Karpatite, go here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-10261-w

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Carpathite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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