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SC109 - Willemite


Locality: Petroglyph Mine, Hillsboro, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA (MINDAT)
Size: 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm - Miniature (3-6 cm)
Weight: 74 g
minID: Y2U-H59

Willemite, weak cream/greenish fluorescence and phosphorescence/afterglow under shortwave UV light. Original label only indicated Hillsboro as the locality; likely from the Petroglyph Mine.

Photo in normal light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light (254nm Hg light).
Last update: 23 January 2021