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SC401 - Eucryptite & Hyalite


Locality: Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine; Foss Ledge Mine), Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA (MINDAT)
Size: 5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm - Miniature (3-6 cm)
Weight: 17.7 g
minID: EDU-M7U

Eucryptite, with nice deep red fluorescence under shortwave UV light. Near the base there is a little hyalite, with a weak green fluorescence, not really visible in the photo.

Photo in normal light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light (254nm Hg light).
Fluorescence spectrum under 275nm UVC LED excitation.
Last update: 05 August 2021