Fluorescent Mineral Database

Powellite - Jardinera No.1 Mine, Inca De Oro, Chile

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 31st, 2026
Locality: Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Powellite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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