SC428 - Eucryptite

Locality: Bikita pegmatite, Bikita area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe (MINDAT)
Size: 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature (3-6 cm)
Weight: 33.3 g
minID: RJD-A5G

Eucryptite nodule. Bright red fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Left: Fluorescence under 254nm UVC (shortwave) Hg light. Right: normal light.

Fluorescence spectrum under 275nm UVC (shortwave) LED excitation.

Last update: 02 October 2021