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Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia

Very nice, large specimen from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. One of my favorite Puttapa rocks; not the brightest I have, but the patterns and colors in that one are simply gorgeous.


9,8 cm X 8,7 cm X 4,9 cm, 572 grams (1,26 lbs)


Shown in the slideshow below: Shortwave UV (254 nm tube lamp), Midwave UV (310 nm LED), Longwave UV, SW phosphorescence, Visible light.


Lastly, closeup pictures of the shortwave fluorescence and phosphorescence are shown under.





Shortwave fluorescence, closeup:



Shortwave phosphorescence, closeup:




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