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SC412 - Tarbuttite


Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia (MINDAT)
Size: 8 x 6 x 4 cm - Cabinet (6-10 cm)
Weight: 155 g
minID: 3U9-EE0

Tarbuttite crystal on limonite matrix. The tarbuttite fluoresces a mix of white and orange under longwave or midwave UV light. Unfortunately, the fluorescence is quite weak.

Left: Fluorescence under 365nm UVA (longwave) LED. Right: normal light.
Left: Fluorescence under 365nm UVA (longwave) LED. Right: normal light.
Last update: 04 December 2021