Zinc ore under ultraviolet (UV) light. Seen here are willemite, a zinc silicate mineral (green), zincite (zinc oxide, blue), franklinite (black) and c

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Zinc ore under ultraviolet (UV) light. Seen here are willemite, a zinc silicate mineral (green), zincite (zinc oxide, blue), franklinite (black) and calcite (calcium carbonate, pink). For a view of this rock under white light see C011/2039.

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