Hydrozincite

Hydrozincite is secondary zinc mineral. Usually powdery white, it fluoresces bright light blue under shortwave UV light.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Normal light.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Normal light.

Fluorescent hydrozincite in my collection:

Dec 14, 2020

Pocket of smithsonite crystals on matrix. On top of the smithsonite there are a few small...

Dec 14, 2020

Hydrozoncite on matrix. The hydrozincite fluoresces a nice blue under shortwave UV light, not much...

Anthophyllite.SC301 – Anthophyllite, Clino-suenoite, and Tremolite from the International Talc...

AragoniteSC343 – Aragonite from Sant’Agostino di Coli, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyFluorescence under...

BaryteSC1112 – Baryte from the Meikle Mine, Nevada, USAFluorescence under longwave UV light.Normal...

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Clino-suenoite. Also known as the discredited manganocummingtonite and tirodite.SC301 –...

Typically fluoresces green under midwave UV light. Most samples come from Charcas in San Luis...

Fluorescence under fullwave: shortwave plus midwave plus longwave UV light.Normal...