{"id":243555,"date":"2026-08-03T16:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/?p=243555"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:19:37","slug":"yellow-fluorescent-phantoms-in-amethyst-is-it-really-powellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/en\/yellow-fluorescent-phantoms-in-amethyst-is-it-really-powellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-fluorescent phantoms in amethyst: Is it really powellite?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For several years now, the mineral trade has been offering light-colored amethyst crystals from Brazil that show striking yellow to yellow-orange phantoms under UV light. The material is sold under various names, usually with a reference to powellite or UV-reactive ametrine (such as <em>Powellite Quartz<\/em>, <em>Powellite Phantom Amethyst<\/em>, and <em>Powerlite<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKidyScxa6n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"  background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKidyScxa6n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"  background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\"  display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\"  background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"  background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\"  color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\"  background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"  width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\"  width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"  background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"  width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\"  background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"  background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"  color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKidyScxa6n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"  color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Soul Body Gems (@soulbodygems)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Soul Body Gems presented the material in June 2025 as \u201cametrine with powellite inclusions.\u201d That identification was based on a 2019 analysis and later prompted further research and discussion (Soul Body Gems, June 5, 2025) <\/em><sup data-fn=\"0460c30d-28be-4490-b3c6-6c4bf4f10a44\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"0460c30d-28be-4490-b3c6-6c4bf4f10a44-link\" href=\"#0460c30d-28be-4490-b3c6-6c4bf4f10a44\">1<\/a><\/sup><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an American seller, the material was discovered in the early 2010s in Cordeiros, Bahia, Brazil (Soul Body Gems, July 29, 2025)<sup data-fn=\"b5f560e3-2210-44d8-b2a1-9601cab56006\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"b5f560e3-2210-44d8-b2a1-9601cab56006-link\" href=\"#b5f560e3-2210-44d8-b2a1-9601cab56006\">2<\/a><\/sup>. An initial analysis followed in 2019. Starting in the spring of 2025, a debate flared up following a second investigation that yielded a different result. The material is now widely available in the Netherlands and Belgium; in June 2026, we also saw it at several dealers\u2019 booths at the trade fair in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I first came across such a crystal in March 2026, when a seller from my Sellers Community asked me how best to describe the material. I quickly came across conflicting analyses: one source mentioned <strong>submicroscopic powellite particles<\/strong>, another mentioned <strong>hydrocarbons<\/strong>, after which that interpretation was also criticized. Since the material is now being offered more widely, I\u2019ll compare the available analyses and arguments in this article. Do the fluorescent phantoms actually contain powellite, or is the effect caused by something else?   <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>In May 2026, Soul Body Gems chose the fitting title: \u201cTo be Powellite or not to be Powellite\u2026 That is the question!\u201d (screenshot of Soul Body Gems\u2019 Instagram post, May 7, 2026)<\/em><sup data-fn=\"a52ac994-d5fa-4e69-bf72-5a54a072c557\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"a52ac994-d5fa-4e69-bf72-5a54a072c557-link\" href=\"#a52ac994-d5fa-4e69-bf72-5a54a072c557\">3<\/a><\/sup><em>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Preliminary Note<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This article is not intended to criticize laboratories, researchers, or vendors. In fact, parties that commission analyses and publicly share the results provide valuable information to the mineral community. My goal, therefore, is not to determine whether any one party is right or wrong, but to compare the available information chronologically and to discuss both the strengths and limitations of the various interpretations.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are we actually seeing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crystals consist of colorless to light purple quartz. In many specimens, zones are visible that follow the outline of a former crystal surface: so-called phantoms. These formed when, during crystal growth, a different material was temporarily deposited on the surface, after which the quartz continued to grow. Because many specimens have been cut, the shape of the phantom does not always match the outer shape of the crystal; sometimes the phantom is barely visible in daylight.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under UV light, these growth zones fluoresce intensely yellow to yellow-green; orange fluorescence has also been observed in some specimens. The effect is visible under long-, medium-, and short-wave UV light, but is strongest under long-wave UV light. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"243504\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-daglicht.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-daglicht.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-daglicht-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-daglicht-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-daglicht-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-daglicht-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"243503\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-365-nm-UV.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-365-nm-UV.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-365-nm-UV-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-365-nm-UV-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-365-nm-UV-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-365-nm-UV-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"243506\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-310-nm-UV.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-310-nm-UV.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-310-nm-UV-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-310-nm-UV-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-310-nm-UV-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-310-nm-UV-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"243507\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-255-nm-UV.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-255-nm-UV.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-255-nm-UV-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-255-nm-UV-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-255-nm-UV-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-fantomen-255-nm-UV-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Two cut crystals (25 and 30 mm) of light amethyst with phantoms from Bahia, Brazil. Top left in daylight, where the crystals appear colorless to light purple, and a phantom is visible, particularly in the left crystal. The striking yellow effect only appears under UV light. Top right under long-wave UV (365 nm), bottom left under mid-wave UV (310 nm), and bottom right under short-wave UV (255 nm).   <\/em> <em>Crystals donated by <a href=\"https:\/\/palmsandseas.be\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/palmsandseas.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palms and Seas<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is striking that there is hardly any information available about the site. On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindat.org\/loc-146006.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mindat.org\/loc-146006.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindat.org<\/a>, Cordeiros is described as a site yielding quartz and amethyst in white sandstone, with no other mineralization. As far as I have been able to determine, there are also no substantive discussions or additional analyses regarding these fluorescent phantoms on the Mindat discussion forum. As a result, there is currently no broader geological context from which to deduce whether the formation of powellite at this location is plausible.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The first analysis from 2019: evidence for powellite<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, a specimen was examined by Alexander Falster of the <em>Maine Mineral and Gem Museum<\/em> at the request of Jessica Nowlin of Sugar Studio Crystals (Falster, 2019)<sup data-fn=\"20508cd3-2a81-4a53-b3f0-6b2f5ffe01cb\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"20508cd3-2a81-4a53-b3f0-6b2f5ffe01cb-link\" href=\"#20508cd3-2a81-4a53-b3f0-6b2f5ffe01cb\">4<\/a><\/sup>. Using a portable XRF spectrometer, the elemental composition of a fluorescent zone and a non-fluorescent zone was compared. The measurements taken in both zones included, among other things:  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Element<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Fluorescent zone<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Non-fluorescent zone<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Calcium<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>178 ppm<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8 ppm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Molybdenum<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>221 ppm<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 ppm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Zircon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7 ppm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12 ppm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Titanium<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">77 ppm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">89 ppm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Iron<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">134 ppm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">145 ppm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>* ppm stands for parts per million; 221 ppm is equivalent to 0.0221%.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2019.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2019-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2019-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2019-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2019-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshot of the 2019 analysis report. Higher concentrations of calcium and molybdenum were measured in the fluorescent zone. Based on this, powellite was proposed as the likely cause (Falster, 2019, as cited by Soul Body Gems, 2025).  <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Significantly higher concentrations <strong>of calcium<\/strong> and <strong>molybdenum<\/strong> were measured in the fluorescent zone than in the non-fluorescent part. Since powellite has the formula CaMoO\u2084 and can fluoresce yellowish, Falster concluded that <strong>very small powellite particles<\/strong> were the most likely cause. That interpretation later formed the basis for the trade name \u201cpowellite in amethyst.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The line of reasoning was logical: when both calcium and molybdenum are detected in a fluorescent growth zone, a calcium molybdate such as powellite is the obvious first hypothesis. Accidental surface contamination with molybdenum seems less likely, because the fluorescent growth zone specifically showed significantly higher concentrations of both calcium and molybdenum than the non-fluorescent part of the same crystal. This makes a natural relationship between the two elements plausible, although XRF analysis can only determine <strong>which elements<\/strong> are present and <strong>not in which mineral phase<\/strong> they occur. The analysis therefore did not prove that calcium and molybdenum were present together as crystalline powellite. That would require a mineral-specific technique, such as Raman spectroscopy or X-ray diffraction (XRD). The correct statement is therefore: <strong>the measurement provided an indication of powellite<\/strong>, but not a definitive identification.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From the Lab to the Trade name<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 2019, the material gradually appeared on the international market under names such as <em>Powellite Quartz<\/em>, <em>Powellite in Amethyst<\/em>, and <em>UV-Reactive Ametrine<\/em>. As a result, the original nuance in the analysis report quickly disappeared. In 2019, Falster still referred to \u201clikely\u201d present powellite particles, but in many product descriptions, that hypothesis evolved into an apparently definitive identification. This is a well-known phenomenon in the mineral trade: words like \u201clikely\u201d and \u201cpossible\u201d are easily replaced by a short, recognizable trade name. This is understandable, since certainty simply sells better than uncertainty, but from a scientific perspective, that is a significant difference.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good example of this can be seen in two consecutive Instagram posts by CarpeCrystals. On <strong>June 16, 2025<\/strong>, the material was presented as a remarkable new find from Cordeiros (Bahia, Brazil). In their post, they explicitly stated that <strong>little was yet known about the material<\/strong> and that the UV reaction was <strong>presumably<\/strong> caused by inclusions of powellite (<em>\u201cit is thought that the UV reaction is due to inclusions of Powellite\u201d<\/em>). It was also noted that the material did not yet have an official name and was circulating under various trade names.<sup data-fn=\"5b7ea5f8-cde4-40a2-b6a0-171f74c9099a\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"5b7ea5f8-cde4-40a2-b6a0-171f74c9099a-link\" href=\"#5b7ea5f8-cde4-40a2-b6a0-171f74c9099a\">5<\/a><\/sup>   <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-16-6-2025-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243515\" style=\"width:800px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-16-6-2025-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-16-6-2025-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-16-6-2025-1-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-16-6-2025-1-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-16-6-2025-1-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Screenshot of CarpeCrystals&#8217; Instagram post from June 16, 2025, promoting this rare new material, in which the identification as powellite is still presented as likely.<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just two days later, on <strong>June 18, 2025<\/strong>, however, a second post followed with the much more definitive title: <strong>&#8220;CONFIRMED: POWELLITE INCLUSIONS IN BRAZILIAN AMETHYST&#8221;<\/strong><sup data-fn=\"e24e96d9-a6ef-467d-a1d0-0943db757ede\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"e24e96d9-a6ef-467d-a1d0-0943db757ede-link\" href=\"#e24e96d9-a6ef-467d-a1d0-0943db757ede\">6<\/a><\/sup>. It stated that <strong>recent analyses<\/strong> had confirmed that the crystals contained traces of powellite and that these micro-inclusions were responsible for the striking UV fluorescence. A geological explanation was also proposed, suggesting that the crystals had formed in a molybdenum-rich hydrothermal system. However, based on the available information, this \u201crecent analysis\u201d appears to stem from the 2019 study shared by Soul Body Gems on June 5, 2025. It is likely that CarpeCrystals only saw this analysis between the two posts or were made aware of it, although this cannot be determined with certainty.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-18-6-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-18-6-2025.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-18-6-2025-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-18-6-2025-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-18-6-2025-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Carpecrystals-18-6-2025-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshot of CarpeCrystals&#8217; Instagram post from June 18, 2025, in which the same identification is announced as confirmed two days later.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two posts clearly illustrate how quickly a preliminary scientific interpretation can turn into what appears to be a definitive identification in the trade. Within two days, the communication shifted from <strong> \u201csuspected powellite inclusions\u201d<\/strong> to <strong> \u201cpowellite confirmed.\u201d<\/strong> This case thus illustrates how a working hypothesis can quickly evolve into a trade name.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A second analysis in 2025 leads to a different explanation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2025, Soul Body Gems had a second crystal analyzed, taken from more recently mined material from the same reported site in Cordeiros, Bahia. The analysis was again conducted by the same mineralogist as in 2019. First, two fluorescent zones on the surface were examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The crystal was then ground for a separate trace element analysis. This analysis detected small amounts of aluminum (0.35 wt%), calcium (0.04 wt%), iron (0.08 wt%), and titanium (0.02 wt%), but <strong>no molybdenum<\/strong>. The report\u2019s conclusion was therefore unequivocal:<em>\u201cNo molybdenum (Table 1) was detected, and thus powellite is not present<\/em>.\u201d In addition, based on a small <strong>carbon peak<\/strong> observed with SEM-EDS, the researcher concluded that the striking fluorescence is likely caused by small amounts of a <strong>hydrocarbon compound<\/strong><sup data-fn=\"02af8b69-abdd-490b-a419-f08a6b4b3fd8\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"02af8b69-abdd-490b-a419-f08a6b4b3fd8-link\" href=\"#02af8b69-abdd-490b-a419-f08a6b4b3fd8\">7<\/a><\/sup>. This marked the first time an alternative to the now-established powellite hypothesis had been proposed.      <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshots of the first version of the analysis report shared by Soul Body Gems in 2025. The researcher concluded that no molybdenum was detected in the sample examined (\u201cNo molybdenum (Table 1) was discovered and thus powellite is not present.\u201d) and that the striking fluorescence was likely caused by small amounts of a hydrocarbon compound (Falster, 2025, as cited by Soul Body Gems, 2025). <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is noteworthy that the current version of the shared analysis report (screenshot from August 2, 2026) is more detailed than a screenshot I had previously saved from July 2025. In the later version, the researcher explains that MicroRaman and X-ray diffraction (XRD) identified only <strong>quartz<\/strong> and <strong>were unable to detect any individual inclusions<\/strong>, likely because they were too small. He also noted that the XRF analysis used has a detection limit of approximately 5 ppm. The absence of a detection therefore means that any molybdenum present is below that detection limit, not that it is absent with absolute certainty. However, the researcher stood by his conclusion that powellite could not be confirmed in the sample under investigation.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-screenshot-22-7-versus-2-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-screenshot-22-7-versus-2-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-screenshot-22-7-versus-2-8-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-screenshot-22-7-versus-2-8-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-screenshot-22-7-versus-2-8-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amethist-met-UV-fantomen-analyse-rapport-2025-soulbodygems-screenshot-22-7-versus-2-8-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em><em>Comparison of a screenshot saved on July 24, 2025 (left) and the August 2, 2026 version of the same analysis report (right). In the later version, the report was supplemented with a more detailed explanation of the analytical techniques used, their limitations, and the detection limit of the analysis. However, the final conclusion remained unchanged: no molybdenum was detected in the sample examined, and therefore the presence of powellite could not be confirmed (Falster, 2025, as cited by Soul Body Gems, 2025).  <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was precisely that conclusion that sparked a vigorous substantive debate within the minerals industry. It was not so much the measurement results themselves that were in question, but rather the extent to which one could rely on the findings of this analysis. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Discussion on the Interpretation of the Second Analysis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conclusion of the June 2025 report sparked debate almost immediately. Among others, CarpeCrystals responded on July 25, 2025, with a detailed Instagram post in which they questioned the interpretation of the research findings<sup data-fn=\"24712483-50df-4c9b-b07f-83c04b057d6c\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"24712483-50df-4c9b-b07f-83c04b057d6c-link\" href=\"#24712483-50df-4c9b-b07f-83c04b057d6c\">8<\/a><\/sup>. According to CarpeCrystals, the absence of detectable molybdenum does not automatically mean that powellite is absent. They compared that conclusion to examining a drop of ocean water and then concluding that there are no whales in the ocean. Their central message was that a local surface analysis cannot provide information about the entire composition of a crystal.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-carpecrystals-25-7-25-kritiek-op-analyse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-carpecrystals-25-7-25-kritiek-op-analyse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-carpecrystals-25-7-25-kritiek-op-analyse-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-carpecrystals-25-7-25-kritiek-op-analyse-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-carpecrystals-25-7-25-kritiek-op-analyse-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-carpecrystals-25-7-25-kritiek-op-analyse-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>In a detailed Instagram post, CarpeCrystals compared the analysis to the well-known saying: &#8220;No whale was found in a drop of water, but that does not mean there are no whales in the ocean.&#8221; (CarpeCrystals, July 25, 2025).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That criticism raises an important point. The fact that no molybdenum was found in the 2025 sample examined does not, in fact, automatically mean that powellite is absent elsewhere in the same crystal or in other specimens. The researcher himself pointed this out in the later-published version of the report by explaining in greater detail the limitations of the analytical techniques used and the detection limit of the XRF.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed explanation involving hydrocarbons also warrants some caution. Prior to SEM analysis, the sample under investigation was coated with a thin layer of carbon to make it electrically conductive\u2014a common preparation method for non-conductive minerals such as quartz. In addition, residues from sawing, polishing, or other surface contaminants may also contribute to a carbon signal. Based on the published data, it is therefore not possible to determine with certainty to what extent the measured carbon originated from natural inclusions. This analysis does not definitively support the explanation that natural hydrocarbons are the cause of the fluorescence.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, this criticism also raises an interesting question. If the same standard is applied to the 2019 analysis, it does not follow from that either that powellite has been definitively identified or is responsible for the fluorescence. After all, that interpretation was also based on an indirect XRF analysis that measured elevated levels of calcium and molybdenum, but in which powellite itself was not directly identified as a mineral species. The 2019 analysis made powellite a well-substantiated hypothesis, but it did not provide definitive proof either.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remarkably, the 2019 analysis was, in fact, accepted by the trade almost immediately as confirmation of powellite. On June 16, 2025, CarpeCrystals still presented the material as an amethyst suspected of containing powellite and, two days later, even referred to it as \u201c<em>Powellite confirmed<\/em>.\u201d When Soul Body Gems released the results of a much more comprehensive study in June 2025\u2014which included not only SEM-EDS but also trace element analysis, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD)\u2014the limitations of the techniques used were strongly emphasized. Following this criticism, Soul Body Gems\u2019 original Instagram post was removed, and on July 29, 2025, a new, more thoroughly explained version was published in which the analyses from 2019 and 2025 were discussed side by side.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soul Body Gems deserves credit for the way it handled that criticism. The company had the material tested at its own expense, made the results public, and revised its original wording after substantive objections were raised. This did not mean the conclusion was retracted, but rather that it was phrased more carefully. Whereas the initial communication had stated that powellite was not present, it was now acknowledged that other specimens or untested areas might still contain powellite.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the data available to date, one observation in particular therefore seems significant. In the first specimen examined, traces of calcium and molybdenum were found, and powellite was proposed as a possible explanation for the fluorescence. In a second specimen from the same locality, no molybdenum was detected despite more extensive examination, even though the fluorescent phantoms exhibited the same visual phenomenon.   <strong>This makes it less likely that powellite is the general cause of the UV reaction.<\/strong> At the same time, this does not rule out the possibility that some crystals from this site do contain small amounts of powellite. The question thus shifts from \u201cDoes powellite occur?\u201d to \u201cDoes powellite actually cause the fluorescence?\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CarpeCrystals subsequently announced in the discussion in July 2025 that it would have five untreated raw crystals analyzed using Raman spectroscopy. More than a year later, these results still had not been made public. In a response on Instagram (July 2026), CarpeCrystals stated that additional analyses were desirable, but that the costs for these turned out to be significantly higher than expected. However, they did indicate that they now suspect that both organic material and molybdenum play a role in the various fluorescent colors. However, as long as the results of that study are not available, these statements cannot be independently assessed or taken into account in this article.    <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A third line of research: What does the fluorescence itself tell us?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the discussion on social media focused primarily on whether or not powellite was actually present, a third study was published in late 2025 that approached the discussion from a completely different angle. Instead of focusing primarily on the chemical composition of the material, Michael Crawford, working for the <em>Fluorescent Mineral Database<\/em> of the Fluorescent Mineral Society, examined the behavior of the fluorescence itself. He examined three crystals from Cordeiros under long-, medium-, and short-wavelength UV light and compared their emission spectra with those of a reference sample of powellite (Crawford, 2025)<sup data-fn=\"8dc0f465-c991-4bfa-9890-ac5386224d40\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"8dc0f465-c991-4bfa-9890-ac5386224d40-link\" href=\"#8dc0f465-c991-4bfa-9890-ac5386224d40\">9<\/a><\/sup>.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phantoms fluoresced most strongly under long-wavelength UV (365 nm) and noticeably weaker under mid- and short-wavelength UV. In addition, one of the three crystals examined exhibited a distinct orange fluorescence. Both this behavior and the measured emission spectra differed markedly from those of the powellite reference sample under investigation, which, in contrast, exhibited a stronger response under short-wavelength UV. Crawford therefore concluded that an organic fluorescent substance is more likely than powellite.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-UV-analyse-Crawford-FMDB-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-UV-analyse-Crawford-FMDB-2025.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-UV-analyse-Crawford-FMDB-2025-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-UV-analyse-Crawford-FMDB-2025-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-UV-analyse-Crawford-FMDB-2025-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-UV-analyse-Crawford-FMDB-2025-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshot of the article in the Fluorescent Mineral Database showing photographs of the quartz crystals studied under long-wave UV and daylight, along with the measured emission spectra (Crawford, 2025).<\/em><br\/><em>* Technical background (for those interested): The yellow fluorescence exhibited maxima around 542 nm under long-wavelength UV and 527 nm under short-wavelength UV. The powellite reference sample had a narrower peak around 505 nm. In addition, a broad orange emission peak around 594 nm was measured in one specimen.  <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study does not identify which organic compound is responsible for the fluorescence, but it does convincingly demonstrate that the fluorescence behavior does not match that of the powellite reference sample examined. Thus, this study provides independent and relatively strong evidence that <strong>an organic compound is likely the cause of the fluorescent phantoms, and not powellite<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study therefore addresses a different question than the earlier analyses, which focused primarily on whether powellite was present in the crystals examined. Crawford, on the other hand, investigated whether the observed fluorescence behavior corresponds to that of powellite. It is precisely for this reason that this study constitutes an important, independent supplement to the earlier analyses.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do we actually know\u2014and what don&#8217;t we know?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reasonably well-supported:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The material consists of colorless to light purple quartz with fluorescent growth zones or phantoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The specimens are believed to have been found at the Cordeiros region in Bahia, Brazil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In one specimen from 2019, elevated levels of calcium and molybdenum were measured in the fluorescent zone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In another specimen from 2025, no molybdenum was detected despite the use of multiple analytical techniques.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In three other crystals, the fluorescence behavior differed markedly from that of a powellite reference sample and was more consistent with that of an organic fluorescent compound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not proven:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That all samples contain powellite, or, conversely, are completely free of powellite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That the calcium and molybdenum from the 2019 analysis occurred together as crystalline powellite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That the carbon from the 2025 analysis came from a natural organic inclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That powellite is responsible for the yellow fluorescence, if it is indeed present in some specimens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which specific organic compound causes the fluorescence, and whether all the material in question comes from exactly the same find or growth phase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May 2026, Soul Body Gems once again presented a collection of cabochons under the title <em> \u201cTo be Powellite or not to be Powellite\u2026 That is the question!<\/em>\u201d. This suggests that the trade is now focusing less on definitive identification and more on the unique UV effect itself. Furthermore, the comments under the post show that many collectors primarily appreciate this visual phenomenon and are less concerned with its exact cause.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"243534\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-instagram-post-Soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-powellite-or-not-powellite-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"243535\" src=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshots-amethist-met-UV-fantomen-daglicht-en-UV-soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshots-amethist-met-UV-fantomen-daglicht-en-UV-soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshots-amethist-met-UV-fantomen-daglicht-en-UV-soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshots-amethist-met-UV-fantomen-daglicht-en-UV-soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-1-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshots-amethist-met-UV-fantomen-daglicht-en-UV-soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-1-624x421.jpg 624w, https:\/\/stapelvanstenen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshots-amethist-met-UV-fantomen-daglicht-en-UV-soulbodygems-7-mei-2026-1-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In May 2026, Soul Body Gems chose the fitting title: \u201cTo be Powellite or not to be Powellite\u2026 That is the question!\u201d (screenshot of Soul Body Gems\u2019 Instagram post, May 7, 2026).<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion: likely organic, but not yet fully identified<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The available studies <strong>do not provide definitive proof that powellite is the cause of the yellow fluorescent phantoms<\/strong>. The 2019 XRF analysis did make powellite a plausible hypothesis, as elevated levels of calcium and molybdenum were measured in a fluorescent zone. However, that analysis could not demonstrate that both elements actually occurred together as crystalline powellite.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another specimen, <strong>no molybdenum was detected <\/strong>in 2025 despite the use of multiple analytical techniques. A small carbon peak led to the hypothesis that an <strong>organic compound might be responsible for the fluorescence<\/strong>. However, due to possible contributions from the carbon coating or other contaminants, this cannot be considered conclusive evidence either.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crawford\u2019s subsequent fluorescence study provides the strongest evidence: the response at different UV wavelengths and the emission spectra clearly differed from those of powellite and were more consistent with an organic fluorescent compound. Based on current information, an <strong>organic cause<\/strong> is therefore the most likely general explanation for the yellow fluorescence. Which organic compound is responsible has not yet been determined. Nor can it be completely ruled out that some specimens or individual growth zones contain small amounts of powellite, but even if that is the case, based on the current data, powellite does not appear to be the general cause of the UV effect.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the most important finding of this study is that two different questions have often become conflated:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Does powellite occur in some specimens? And does powellite cause the yellow fluorescence? <\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the current data, the first question cannot yet be definitively answered, while the second question seems to point more and more strongly toward an organic fluorescent compound.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For commercial purposes, therefore, a neutral and transparent description is the safest option:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Light-colored amethyst (quartz) with yellow-fluorescent inclusions. Based on current research, an organic compound appears to be the most likely cause of the fluorescence. Origin: Cordeiros, Bahia, Brazil.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optionally, the following can be added:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In the trade, this material is also marketed as &#8220;amethyst with powellite&#8221; or &#8220;Powellite Quartz.&#8221; However, based on current research findings, this identification cannot be considered definitively confirmed. <\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reflection: How much certainty do we really need?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After three studies, various analytical techniques, and an extensive online discussion, the exact cause of the fluorescence has still not been definitively identified. However, current research results increasingly point toward an organic fluorescent compound as the general explanation. This raises a broader question: <em>how much certainty can we reasonably expect before new material is marketed under a specific name?<\/em> It is not realistic to examine every new discovery in advance using multiple costly techniques. However, it is important not to present a working hypothesis as a proven identification.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This case study illustrates how mineralogical knowledge evolves. The 2019 interpretation was logical based on the measurements available at the time. The 2025 study proposed an alternative explanation, and the subsequent fluorescence analysis made that organic explanation more plausible. That does not automatically mean that the earlier research was \u201cwrong.\u201d Every analysis adds information, refines existing insights, or clarifies which questions remain unanswered. That is precisely why observations, interpretations, and proven facts must be carefully distinguished from one another. Scientific discussions often focus not only on the measurement results themselves, but primarily on the question of how much certainty can be derived from different analytical techniques.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This case also shows that science and commerce do not always share the same starting point. While research focuses on carefully testing hypotheses, the commercial sector needs a recognizable name under which a new material can be marketed. A rare mineral like powellite naturally appeals more to the imagination than an organic compound that has not yet been identified.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is precisely why it is important to continue to distinguish between a practical trade name, a working hypothesis, and a scientifically substantiated identification. This distinction helps prevent misunderstandings while also leaving room for new insights as additional research becomes available. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many collectors and enthusiasts, the beautiful UV effect remains particularly important. For sellers, researchers, and museums, the responsibility is different: they must indicate as clearly as possible which information is certain and which is still tentative. As an independent knowledge center, <strong>Stapel van Stenen<\/strong> aims to play a role in this by collecting, comparing, and contextualizing available information. Not to determine who is \u201cright,\u201d but to clearly distinguish what has actually been observed, which interpretations are based on those observations, and which questions remain unanswered.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps that is the most important lesson from this case study: not that we now know for certain what the fluorescent phantoms are, but that dealing carefully with uncertainty is at least as important as finding an answer.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"0460c30d-28be-4490-b3c6-6c4bf4f10a44\">Soul Body Gems. (June 5, 2025). <em>Rare ametrine with powellite inclusions<\/em> [Instagram Reel]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKidyScxa6n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKidyScxa6n\/<\/a>  <a href=\"#0460c30d-28be-4490-b3c6-6c4bf4f10a44-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"b5f560e3-2210-44d8-b2a1-9601cab56006\">Soul Body Gems. (July 29, 2025).  <em>An update on the 2019 &amp; 2025 UV-Reactive Amethyst. <\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMskWkquDCN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMskWkquDCN\/<\/a>     <a href=\"#b5f560e3-2210-44d8-b2a1-9601cab56006-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"a52ac994-d5fa-4e69-bf72-5a54a072c557\">Soul Body Gems. (May 7, 2026).  <em>To be a Powellite or not to be a Powellite\u2026 That is the question! <\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYA3Iy4lvXZ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYA3Iy4lvXZ\/<\/a> <a href=\"#a52ac994-d5fa-4e69-bf72-5a54a072c557-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 3\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"20508cd3-2a81-4a53-b3f0-6b2f5ffe01cb\">Falster, A. (August 10, 2019).  <em>Analytical Results Report: Sample 4989 [Unpublished analysis report]. William B. \u201cSkip\u201d Simmons Research Laboratory, Maine Mineral &amp; Gem Museum <\/em>. Cited in Soul Body Gems. (July 29, 2025).  <em>An update on the 2019 &amp; 2025 UV-Reactive Amethyst. <\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMskWkquDCN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMskWkquDCN\/<\/a> <a href=\"#20508cd3-2a81-4a53-b3f0-6b2f5ffe01cb-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 4\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"5b7ea5f8-cde4-40a2-b6a0-171f74c9099a\">CarpeCrystals. (June 16, 2025).   <em>Introducing the latest Brazilian secret!<\/em>  [Instagram post].  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DK9Xa8ooK8p\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DK9Xa8ooK8p\/<\/a> <a href=\"#5b7ea5f8-cde4-40a2-b6a0-171f74c9099a-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 5\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"e24e96d9-a6ef-467d-a1d0-0943db757ede\">CarpeCrystals. (June 18, 2025).   <em>Powellite confirmed.<\/em>  [Instagram Reel].  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DLCsdtoIaRj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DLCsdtoIaRj\/<\/a> <a href=\"#e24e96d9-a6ef-467d-a1d0-0943db757ede-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 6\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"02af8b69-abdd-490b-a419-f08a6b4b3fd8\">Falster, A. (June 20, 2025).  <em>Analytical Results Report: Sample 1501 [Unpublished analysis report]. William B. \u201cSkip\u201d Simmons Research Laboratory, Maine Mineral &amp; Gem Museum <\/em>. Cited in Soul Body Gems. (July 29, 2025).  <em>An update on the 2019 &amp; 2025 UV-Reactive Amethyst. <\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMskWkquDCN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMskWkquDCN\/<\/a> <a href=\"#02af8b69-abdd-490b-a419-f08a6b4b3fd8-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 7\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"24712483-50df-4c9b-b07f-83c04b057d6c\">CarpeCrystals. (July 25, 2025).   <em>\u201cThere are no whales in the ocean.\u201d When is \u201cpowellite\u201d not \u201cpowellite\u201d?\u2014When you don\u2019t understand the data.   <\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMiKaDTordx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMiKaDTordx\/<\/a> <a href=\"#24712483-50df-4c9b-b07f-83c04b057d6c-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 8\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"8dc0f465-c991-4bfa-9890-ac5386224d40\">Crawford, M. (November 25, 2025).  <em>Quartz with fluorescent phantom zones from Cordeiros, Bahia, Brazil.  <\/em>Fluorescent Mineral Database, Fluorescent Mineral Society.  <a href=\"https:\/\/uvminerals.org\/fmdb\/specimen\/344\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/uvminerals.org\/fmdb\/specimen\/344\/<\/a> <a href=\"#8dc0f465-c991-4bfa-9890-ac5386224d40-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 9\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For several years now, the mineral trade has been offering light-colored amethyst crystals from Brazil that show striking yellow to yellow-orange phantoms under UV light.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":243508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"[{\"id\":\"0460c30d-28be-4490-b3c6-6c4bf4f10a44\",\"content\":\"Soul Body Gems. (June 5, 2025). <em>Rare ametrine with powellite inclusions<\\\/em> [Instagram Reel]. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/reel\\\/DKidyScxa6n\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/reel\\\/DKidyScxa6n\\\/<\\\/a> \"},{\"id\":\"b5f560e3-2210-44d8-b2a1-9601cab56006\",\"content\":\"Soul Body Gems. (July 29, 2025).  <em>An update on the 2019 &amp; 2025 UV-Reactive Amethyst. <\\\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMskWkquDCN\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMskWkquDCN\\\/<\\\/a>    \"},{\"id\":\"a52ac994-d5fa-4e69-bf72-5a54a072c557\",\"content\":\"Soul Body Gems. (May 7, 2026).  <em>To be a Powellite or not to be a Powellite\\u2026 That is the question! <\\\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DYA3Iy4lvXZ\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DYA3Iy4lvXZ\\\/<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":\"20508cd3-2a81-4a53-b3f0-6b2f5ffe01cb\",\"content\":\"Falster, A. (August 10, 2019).  <em>Analytical Results Report: Sample 4989 [Unpublished analysis report]. William B. \\u201cSkip\\u201d Simmons Research Laboratory, Maine Mineral &amp; Gem Museum <\\\/em>. Cited in Soul Body Gems. (July 29, 2025).  <em>An update on the 2019 &amp; 2025 UV-Reactive Amethyst. <\\\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMskWkquDCN\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMskWkquDCN\\\/<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":\"5b7ea5f8-cde4-40a2-b6a0-171f74c9099a\",\"content\":\"CarpeCrystals. (June 16, 2025).   <em>Introducing the latest Brazilian secret!<\\\/em>  [Instagram post].  <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DK9Xa8ooK8p\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DK9Xa8ooK8p\\\/<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":\"e24e96d9-a6ef-467d-a1d0-0943db757ede\",\"content\":\"CarpeCrystals. (June 18, 2025).   <em>Powellite confirmed.<\\\/em>  [Instagram Reel].  <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/reels\\\/DLCsdtoIaRj\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/reels\\\/DLCsdtoIaRj\\\/<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":\"02af8b69-abdd-490b-a419-f08a6b4b3fd8\",\"content\":\"Falster, A. (June 20, 2025).  <em>Analytical Results Report: Sample 1501 [Unpublished analysis report]. William B. \\u201cSkip\\u201d Simmons Research Laboratory, Maine Mineral &amp; Gem Museum <\\\/em>. Cited in Soul Body Gems. (July 29, 2025).  <em>An update on the 2019 &amp; 2025 UV-Reactive Amethyst. <\\\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMskWkquDCN\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMskWkquDCN\\\/<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":\"24712483-50df-4c9b-b07f-83c04b057d6c\",\"content\":\"CarpeCrystals. (July 25, 2025).   <em>\\u201cThere are no whales in the ocean.\\u201d When is \\u201cpowellite\\u201d not \\u201cpowellite\\u201d?\\u2014When you don\\u2019t understand the data.   <\\\/em>[Instagram carousel]. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMiKaDTordx\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/DMiKaDTordx\\\/<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":\"8dc0f465-c991-4bfa-9890-ac5386224d40\",\"content\":\"Crawford, M. 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