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SC441 - Tilasite & Svabite


Locality: Långban mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden (MINDAT)
Size: 10 x 7 x 3 cm - Cabinet (6-10 cm)
Weight: 149 g
minID: 0GV-RY5

Tilasite with svabite and, possibly other arsenian apatites. These fluoresce different shades of red and orange under shortwave UV light. The non fluorescent matrix is a mix of various silicate minerals, some of which in the richterite group.

Left: Fluorescence under 254nm UVC (shortwave) Hg light. Right: normal light.
Last update: 16 October 2021