SC628 – Leucophanite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada

Jul 25, 2022 | Leucophanite, Mineral Collection

Little crystal of leucophanite (3-4mm) perched upon black aegirine needles. The leucophanite fluoresces pink under shortwave or midwave UV light, violet under longwave and orange under 405nm blue laser.
Locality: Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada (Mindat)
MinID: D8R-UYY
Size: 26 x 4 x 3 mm
Weight: 0.26 g
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Label from Collection Arkane.