Fluorescent Mineral Database

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Powellite, Willemite, Calcite - Nelly James Mine, Miller Canyon, Arizona

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 27th, 2026
Locality: Nelly James Mine, Miller Canyon, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
Powellite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow
Willemite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Green