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✺ Glows under UV
| Longwave UV (~365 nm) | Brilliant yellow, one of the brightest longwave minerals (Grenville, Quebec) |
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| Shortwave UV (~254 nm) | Weak yellowish |
Wernerite is an old name for intermediate scapolite. Specimens from the Grenville region of Quebec and Ontario are famous for their glow.
Reactions vary by locality and specimen; many specimens of a fluorescent species do not glow. Shortwave UV can burn skin and damage eyes. Wear UV-blocking glasses, and never look into any UV lamp. Sources: Fluorescent Mineral Society FMDB (Grenville wernerite) · fluomin.org: Wernerite. More UV-reactive stones →
Learn more
- Wernerite on Mindat.org
- Wikidata item Q110695545 (source of this page's data – you can correct it there)
Mineral variety
LongwaveShortwaveUV reactive