SC350 - Aragonite

Locality: Giumentaro Mine (Capodarso Mine), Capodarso, Enna (Castrogiovanni), Enna Province, Sicily, Italy (MINDAT)
Size: 8 x 6 x 4 cm - Cabinet (6-10 cm)
Weight: 210 g
minID: F1X-NDP

Prismatic aragonite crystals on matrix. Nice fluorescence under all wavelengths: from pink under shortwave UV light to red under longwave. Strong greenish phosphorescence/afterglow after exposure to UV light. The colors in the images are probably redder then in reality (in particular the shortwave image).

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light (254nm Hg light).

Phosphorescence/Afterglow after exposure to shortwave UV light (254nm Hg light).

Fluorescence under midwave UV light (310nm Hg light).

Fluorescence under longwave UV light (365nm LED).

Phosphorescence/Afterglow after exposure to longwave UV light (365nm LED).

Last update: 11 January 2021