Fluorescent Minerals by Species
Wickenburgite
As George Polman defines it: "wickenburgite can fluoresce anywhere from a Bazooka bubble gum pink...
Willemite
Willemite is a quite common fluorescent mineral. Typically it fluoresces bright green, but it can...
Witherite
WitheriteFluorescence under shortwave UV light.Fluorescence under longwave UV light.Fluorescence...
Wollastonite
WollastoniteFluorescence under midwave and shortwave UV light.Normal light.Fluorescent...
Zektzerite
Zektzerite, a rare mineral, fluorescent bright white under shortwave UV light.Fluorescence under...
Zircon
ZirconFluorescence under midwave and shortwave UV light.Normal light.Fluorescent zircon in my...
My Mineral Collection
SC357 – Calcite from Malmberget, Sweden
Small plate of compact calcite crystals. Zoned yellow/green fluorescence under shortwave UV light,...
SC348 – Celestine from La Grasta Mine, Sicily, Italy
Clear white celestine crystals (about 1cm) with sulphur on matrix. The celestine fluoresces a nice...
SC345 – Smithsonite, Cerussite and Hydrozincinte from the Zorzone Mine, Lombardy, Italy
Pocket of smithsonite crystals on matrix. On top of the smithsonite there are a few small...
SC344 – Hydrozincite from the Zorzone Mine, Lombardy, Italy
Hydrozoncite on matrix. The hydrozincite fluoresces a nice blue under shortwave UV light, not much...
SC343 – Aragonite from Sant’Agostino di Coli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Acicular aragonite crystals. Bluish/white fluorescence under UV light with green...
SC342 – Sphalerite & Dolomite from the Raibl Mines, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Rough piece of orange/brown sphalerite/schalenblende intermixed with white dolomite. The...










