Smithsonite

Smithsonite, quite often fluorescent, multiple colors longwave or shortwave, but not too often very bright.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Fluorescent smithsonite in my collection:

Dec 14, 2020

Pocket of smithsonite crystals on matrix. On top of the smithsonite there are a few small...

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