Calcite, Willemite, Fluorite from an area "near" the Silver Bell Mine, Pima Co., Arizona

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 27th, 2026
Locality: Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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

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