Fluorescent Mineral Database

Fluorite Crystals on Calcite - Morocco

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Apr 3rd, 2026
Locality: Morocco (See on Mindat)

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

Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Midwave (305nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red
Fluorite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Midwave (305nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue