Fluorescent Mineral Database

Barite and Calcite – 700 ft. level, Sterling Hill, New Jersey

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Apr 4th, 2026
Locality: Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (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:

Baryte (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: White
Calcite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Red