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Fluorite and Sphalerite - Peru

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 27th, 2026
Locality: Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad, Peru (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.
Normal light. Closeup
Normal light. Closeup

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Blue
Sphalerite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow

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