Fluorescent Mineral Database

Topaz, var. pycnite, from Altenberg, Germany

Contributed by: Axel Emmermann
Date: Jan 23rd, 2025
Locality: Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany (See on Mindat)

Description:
A large specimen with columnar crystals of this topaz variety. The fluorescence is medium to weak but still very visible. Photo in LW-UV.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Topaz (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow