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Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery
Minerals that are fluorescent under shortwave, midwave, and/or longwave UV from around the world. Each database entry shows white light photos along with UV photos, as well as localities and descriptions. Use the index to search for specific minerals, or fluorescent minerals from a region. If this page is entered via the index, the results are filtered.
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The Rodney Dangerfields of Fluorescent Minerals - They Don't Get No Respect
Not many collectors seek out chalcedony. Similarly, when they hear caliche [a zone of calcium carbonate or other carbonates in soils of...
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Sphalerite & Willemite - Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ
Sphalerite & Willemite from the Sterling Hill Mine in Ogdensburg, NJ. Long wave, short wave & white light
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Sphalerite, var. Cleiophane & Willemite - Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ
Sphalerite, var. Cleiophane & Willemite from the Sterling Hill Mine in Ogdensburg, NJ. Shown under long wave, short wave & white light. ...
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Selenite Twinned Crystals, Willow Creek location, near Nanton, Alberta, Canada
Twinned selenite (gypsum) crystals from the Willow Creek location, near Nanton, Alberta, Canada. These crystals show a very unique...
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This rock proves there are some major discoveries waiting to be made in Afghanistan - Sodalite and W
How 'bout you grab your UV light, hop on a plane and head out to the mines in the remote mountains of Afghanistan. I guarantee you will...
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Sodalite & var. Hackmanite - Badakhshan Afghanistan
Here are some samples of small cabinet specimens of Sodalite & var. Hackmanite from Badakhshan Afghanistan that I have been collecting....
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Botryodial Smithsonite, Buena Tierra Mine, Mexico
This is the first fluorescent rock I bought in 2014 and got me hooked. It is 4x3x2". The photographs are SW (3x26w), and LW 3x3(9) Engin...
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Calcite, Willemite, Hydrozincite, Powellite, Smithsonite, Miller Canyon, AZ
This is the brightest Miller Canyon, AZ rock that I have. It is also a rare 5 color rock. It is about 4". There is Calcite, Willemite,...
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Fluorescent 'Dragon Egg' Fluorite Slice - Inner Mongolia
These fluorite slices originated in the Inner Mongolia region of China. The fluorite nodule formed around a mineral inclusion[s] and,...
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Fluorite with Hydrocarbon Inclusions, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Cluster of purple cubic fluorite crystals, from Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois. These fluorite cubes show a blue fluorescent...
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Seven! Color Fluorescent, Merelani, Tanzania
Here is a SEVEN color fluorescent specimen from the Merelani Hills in Tanzania. Under Shortwave UV you can see Yellow fluorescing...
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Terlingua-Type Calcite, Cave Stone Co. Quarry, Norristown, Indiana
Pink to white cleavage rhombs of Terlingua-type calcite on a limestone matrix, from the Cave Stone Co. Quarry, Norristown, Indiana. This...
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Fluorescent Calcite And Fluorite From The North Geronimo Mine
The North Geronimo Mine, also known as the Pure Potential Mine, is located in the Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. The matrix of...
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Calcite, Fluorite and Sphalerite- Rosiclare, Illinois
This is a mixed specimen containing calcite, fluorite, sphalerite and likely other minerals. It was self-collected in 2015 at the...
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Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Calcite With Fluorescent Quartz From East Gray's Quarry, Wyomin
Calcite from this locale is know for fluorescing different colors when exposed to different wavelengths of ultraviolet light. This one...
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Paper Thin Calcite Crystals From China
Highly fluorescent under three wavelengths. Daylight, SW, LW, MW. 13 ounces. 4 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. f/11 ISO-100 1.6 seconds for...
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Fluorite, Calcite, Willemite, Caliche - Hogan claim AZ
This is a spectacular extra large 7" specimen from the Hogan claim in AZ. Because of their brightness, these specimens are a...
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Sphalerite, Calcite, Willemite, and Hydrozincite, Miller Canyon, Arizona
An interesting, but not exceptional rock from Miller Canyon. However, the sphalerite's phosphorescence is quite interesting and exhibits...
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Red Lightning Calcite and Aragonite, Promontory Point, Utah
An interesting little specimen from Promontory Point in Utah. The red fluorescing calcite is like a circular bolt of lightning. The...
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