Fluorescent Mineral Database

Fibrous Wollastonite – Franklin, New Jersey

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Apr 4th, 2026
Locality: Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
This piece was originally labeled "Pectolite".

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

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Wollastonite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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