Sphalerite

Number of references: 20

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Luminescence

Fluorescence

Shortwave: Orange [1], Yellow [1]
Longwave: Orange [2], Yellow [2], Pink [1], Red [1], Blue [1]
Unknown excitation: Orange [5], Blue [2], Yellow [2], Green [1], Pink [1]

Phosphorescence/Afterglow

None reported

Localities

Canada
    Québec
        Montérégie
            La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
                Mont Saint-Hilaire
                    LW-Orange [1], LW-Yellow [1], SW-Orange [1], SW-Yellow [1]
Namibia
    Oshikoto Region
        Tsumeb
            FL-Orange [1]
USA
    Arizona
        Cochise County
            Bisbee
                FL-Orange [1]
    New Jersey
        Sussex County
            Franklin Mining District
                FL-Orange [1], FL-Yellow [1], FL-Pink [1]
                Ogdensburg
                    Sterling Hill
                        Sterling Mine
                            LW-Orange [1], LW-Pink [1], LW-Red [1], LW-Yellow [1], LW-Blue [1]
    New York
        St. Lawrence County
            Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District
                Balmat
                    ZCA No. 3 Mine
                        FL-Orange [1], FL-Blue [1]
    Utah
        Beaver County
            San Francisco Mountains
                San Francisco Mining District
                    Frisco
                        Horn Silver Mine
                            FL-Orange [1], FL-Yellow [1], FL-Green [1], FL-Blue [1]

References

Manuel Robbins. "Fluorescent Forum. Franklin's Fluorescent Minerals: Can They Be Found Elsewhere?." Rocks & Minerals, 60(5):235-244, 1985. 10.1080/00357529.1985.11764415

• USA, New Jersey, Sussex County, Franklin Mining District, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sterling Mine (LW-Blue, LW-Orange, LW-Pink, LW-Red, LW-Yellow)
• USA, Arizona, Cochise County, Bisbee (FL-Orange)
• USA, New York, St. Lawrence County, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, Balmat, ZCA No. 3 Mine (FL-Blue, FL-Orange)
• Namibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb (FL-Orange)
• USA, Utah, Beaver County, San Francisco Mountains, San Francisco Mining District, Frisco, Horn Silver Mine (FL-Blue, FL-Green, FL-Orange, FL-Yellow)

Manuel Robbins. "Fluorescent Forum. Fluorescent Minerals of Mont Saint-Hilaire." Rocks & Minerals, 61(4):219-221, 1986. 10.1080/00357529.1986.11762717

• Canada, Québec, Montérégie, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Mont Saint-Hilaire (LW-Orange, LW-Yellow, SW-Orange, SW-Yellow)

Manuel Robbins. "Fluorescent Forum. The 1987 Franklin, New Jersey, Show." Rocks & Minerals, 63(5):399-399, 1988. 10.1080/00357529.1988.11761870

• USA, New Jersey, Sussex County, Franklin Mining District (FL-Orange, FL-Pink, FL-Yellow)