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Willemite

Willemite is a rare mineral that glows bright green under ultraviolet light. It is often found in zinc deposits and is prized by collectors for its unique fluorescence.

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The Willemite is typically found as green, yellow-green, or reddish-brown crystals, though it can also be white or colorless. It often has a greasy or glassy sheen. Its varying colors and forms can make it look quite different depending on where it's found.

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Willemite

Kategorie

Mineral

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

It often forms from hot mineral-rich water cooling deep inside the Earth.

It's one of the first minerals ever discovered to glow under ultraviolet light!

While often tiny, massive willemite crystals as long as your forearm have been found!

Willemite provides zinc, a metal used in batteries and to protect steel from rust!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

UV Light Show

Willemite has a unique crystal structure that makes it glow a vibrant green under ultraviolet light.

Fähigkeit

Squeeze Spark

Willemite has a special crystal structure that allows it to generate a small electric charge when squeezed!

Maße und Details

Color Range
white, yellow-green, green, reddish-brown, brown, grey, colorless
Hardness
5.5
Luster
vitreous to resinous
Specific Gravity
4.1
Crystal System
hexagonal

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Willemite is a mineral and should not be ingested. Always handle minerals carefully to avoid accidental cuts.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das color Range von Willemite?

white, yellow-green, green, reddish-brown, brown, grey, colorless

Was ist der/die/das hardness von Willemite?

5.5

Was ist der/die/das luster von Willemite?

vitreous to resinous

Was ist der/die/das specific Gravity von Willemite?

4.1

Was ist der/die/das crystal System von Willemite?

hexagonal

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