Wickenburgite

Oct 26, 2024 | Fluorescent Minerals by Species

As George Polman defines it: “wickenburgite can fluoresce anywhere from a Bazooka bubble gum pink to a crimson red”.

Type locality if the Potter-Cramer Mine in Arizona, USA, managed by George Polman.

A new find, close to the Potter-Cramer mine is the Green Envy Mine, discovered by Mel Canter and Dale Keiser; see https://polmanminerals.com/green-envy-mine/

SC1111 – Wickenburgite and Willemite from the Green Envy Mine, Arizona, USA

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.

Fluorescent wickenburgite in my collection:

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