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Greenland Fluorescent
Minerals
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Fluorescent Minerals of Ilimaussaq
This list of minerals was compiled from two different sources on the WWW and verified with GEUS Bulletin #190. Fluorescent characteristics were obtained either by personal observation, reports on the WWW, or written reference. Minerals from alkaline locales such as Mt St Hilaire, Lovozero, and others were researched and noted if they are reported to fluoresce from any of those locations - indicating a possibility that the same mineral from Ilimaussaq may also exhibit FL.
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Fluorescent Colors
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Updated 12/10/2003
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Mineral Name
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SW
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MW
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LW
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Intensity
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Source
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Comments
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Albite
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yel/wht
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Crimson Red
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Brt - Dim
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Observed
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Analcime
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blu/wht, grn
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Bright
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Observed
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green SW reported at MSH
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Ancylite-(La)
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Yellow
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Reported by Robbins
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Khibina Massif, Kola
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Apatite
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Reported by Robbins
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Various
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Barylite
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Reported by Robbins
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Various
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Bertrandite
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Grn
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Grn
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Bright
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Reported by Robbins
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Brush beryllium mine, Utah
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Beryllite
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Gray/wht
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Dim
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Observed
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Calcite
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Various
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Catapleiite
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Grn
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Grn
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Reported at MSH
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Cerussite
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Pink-Yel
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Pink-Yel
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Reported at MSH
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Chabazite
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Yel/Grn
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Bright
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Reported by Robbins
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Patterson NJ, uranium
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Chkalovite
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Grn, blu, wht
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Bright
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Observed
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Elpidite
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Yel/Grn
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Yel/Grn
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Bright
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Reported at MSH
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Evenkite
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yel/org
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Reported by Robbins
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Identity/Location uncertain, unpublished, FL from Buenik Quarry, Czech.
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Fersmite
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Blue
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Bright
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Reported by Robbins
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Himalaya Dike System, San Diego, CA
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Fluorite
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Blue
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Blue
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Bright
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Observed
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Genthelvite
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Grn
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Bright
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Reported at MSH
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green phosphorescence
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Gmelinite
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yel
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yel
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Reported by Robbins
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Iceland
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Gonnardite
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wht
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Reported by Robbins
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Magnet Cove, AR
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Halloysite
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yel/wht
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yel/wht
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Reported by Robbins
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Lanesundfjord, Norway
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Helvite
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Deep red
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Deep red
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Reported at MSH
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Hemimorphite
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blu
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vio/blu
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Reported by Robbins
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various colorsAZ, MX, CA
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Leifite
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Bge/grn
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Med
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Reported at MSH
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Leucophanite
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Pink
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Pink
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Bright
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Observed
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Lorenzenite
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Bge
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yel/grn edges
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Reported at MSH
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Lovdarite
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grn
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Bright
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Reported by Robbins
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NM
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Microcline
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Deep red
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Dim
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Observed
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Montmorillonite
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wht
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wht
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Reported by Robbins
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Langesundfjord, Norway
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Nahcolite
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blu/wht
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yel/wht
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Reported by Robbins
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CA, CO
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Natrolite
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Grn
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Grn/wht,
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Bright
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Observed
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LW Reported at MSH
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Natrophosphate
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Org
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Dim
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Reported from Kola
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Nenadkevichite
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grn
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Reported by Robbins
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tan acicular xtlsMSH
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Pectolite
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PinkOrg-pink
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Reported at MSH
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Pectolitemanganoan
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pink
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org
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Reported by Robbins
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MSH, NJ
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Polylithionite
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Yel/wht
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Bright
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Observed
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Senarmontite
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brn
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Reported by Robbins
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Algeria
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Sepiolite
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wht
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wht
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Bright
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Reported by Robbins
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Turkey
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Sodalite
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Org
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Org
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Bright
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Observed
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Sorensenite
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Yel/wht
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Medium
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Observed
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Sphalerite
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Org
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Medium
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Observed
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Stilbite
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wht
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dim
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Reported by Robbins
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CT, PA
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Strontianite
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Wht
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Wht?
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Reported at MSH
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Dubious species
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Terskite
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Yel wht
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Yel wht
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Reported at MSH
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Tetranatrolite
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Pink wht
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Pink wht
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Reported at MSH
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Thorite
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blue
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grn
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deep
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Reported by Robbins
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Norway (yellowish variety "orangite")
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Titanite
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yel
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Bright
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Reported by Robbins
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MA, NJ, Brazil
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Tugtupite
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Red, pink
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Wht
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Salmon
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Bright
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Observed
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Ussingite
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Org, Grn
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Orange
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Bright
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Observed
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Villiaumite
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Red
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Dim
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Observed
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Vinogradovite
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grn
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wht
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Bright
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Reported by Robbins
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MSH, Kola
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Vitusite-(Ce)
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Lilac
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Dim
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reported by GEUS 190
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From Kvanefjeld adit
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Vuonnemite
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Grn/yel
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Pale yel
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Reported at MSH
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bluish green phosphorescence
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Whewellite
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Reported fluorescent by webmineral.com
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Unpublished
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Willemite
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Grn
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Grn
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Reported at MSH,
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green phosphorescence
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Zircon
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Yel
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Bright
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Observed
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