From a Belgian karst region: calcite

Contributed by: Axel Emmermann
Date: Jan 23rd, 2025
Locality: Chanxhe, Sprimont, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium (See on Mindat)

Description:
Belgium has quite a few calcite quarries that yield fluorescent specimens. There\'s one at Chanxhe, near Liège, in the Liège Province. Humic acids are incorporated in the calcite during formation and give rise to this fluorescence. Displays well under LW-UV.