SC772 – Meliphanite from the Rovgora Mountain, Russia

Feb 17, 2023 | Meliphanite, Mineral Collection

Yellow, translucent meliphanite crystals on black biotite. Under midwave UV light the meliphanite fluoresces deep violet, shifting towards blue under longwave UV. The biggest crystal is perhaps a couple of millimeters long.
Locality: Rovgora Mountain, West Keivy Block, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia (Mindat)
MinID: LTF-UM4
Size: 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Weight: 25.7 g
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Normal light.