Tilasite and Svabite - Langban, Sweden

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 31st, 2026
Locality: Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Svabite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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