SC1113 – Prehnite from Imilchil, Morocco

Oct 12, 2024 | Mineral Collection, Prehnite

A very nice rosette of light green prehnite crystals surrounded by quartz. Looks like a flower! Under longwave UV light the prehnite fluoresces a dim light blue. Not an impressive fluorescence, but quite interesting.
Locality: Imilchil, Imilchil Caïdat, Imilchil Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (Mindat)
MinID: 9UL-DGG
Size: 7 x 5 x 4 cm
Weight: 201 g
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Raman spectra matching the prehnite reference.
Raman spectra matching the quartz reference.
Label from Christensen Mineral Connection.