Fluorescent Mineral Database

Sorensenite on Analcime - A Rare Beryllium-Tin Silicate from the Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Apr 5th, 2026
Locality: Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland (See on Mindat)
Size: 3.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches
Weight: 1.1 lb

Description:
A single locality mineral - only found in the Ilimaussaq Complex.

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

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.
Normal light. Closeup
Normal light. Closeup

Summary of luminescence responses:

Sorensenite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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