SC361 – Hyalite from Gallatin Co., Montana, USA

Feb 24, 2021 | Hyalite, Mineral Collection

Green fluorescent hyalite on basalt matrix. The best fluorescence is under shortwave UV light, weaker under longwave. I have been told it was collected in the summer of 2019 or 2020, from a locality close to the Hyalite Canyon, near Bozeman in Gallatin County, Montana. The exact locality is currently being kept confidential.
Locality: Gallatin County, Montana, USA (Mindat)
MinID: D38-GAA
Size: 7 x 5 x 4 cm
Weight: 85 g
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence spectra under UVC (275nm) LED light. Typical emission of the uranyl UO22+ ion.