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Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery

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Tenebrescent sodalite, with chkalovite, tugtupite and uranyl, from Greenland

Very nice cabinet-sized specimen consisting of tenebrescent sodalite (orange fluorescence under all UV wavelengths, brighter LW), with...

Tenebrescent yellow sodalite from Greenland

Shown here is a very modest sized but lovely specimen of tenebrescent yellow sodalite, from Taseq Slope East, Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq,...

Tugtupite from Greenland

Cute little specimen of tugtupite, associated with chkalovite (assumed ID), along with some uranyl-activated green fluorescence, plus...

"Multiwave" fluorescent kunzite from Brazil

Large cabinet-sized specimen of spodumene var. kunzite, from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Shown fluorescing under shortwave UV in...

Calcite, willemite and fluorite , from the Hull mine, Arizona

Nice cabinet-sized specimen of calcite (red fluorescence), willemite (green fluorescence) and fluorite (blue fluorescence), from the Hull...

Gemmy dark green sodalite from Greenland

Gemmy green sodalite from Kangerlussaq, Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland. In the first image, the specimen is shown...

Agrellite from Kipawa, Québec, Canada

Shown here is a truely gorgeous specimen of agrellite (bright pink fluorescence under shortwave and midwave UV, best midwave; weak orange...

Hydrozincite, Sphalerite from Green Monster Mine, Nevada

One of the many specimens collected in the Green Monster Mine, Sandy Valley, Nevada, in early January 2022. The blue-white fluorescent is...

Bright and Colorful Multi-Wave Afghanite Specimen from Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Here's a specimen from Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan that displays well under both UV and visible light. When...

Sodalite Var. Hackmanite from Afghanistan

Nice little specimen of deeply tenebrescent hackmanite with [richterite?] from the Koksha Valley, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan,...

"Apple green" willemite from Franklin, New Jersey

Shown in this post is my very first good quality specimen of "apple green" willemite aka "daylight willemite" from the world famous...

"Multiwave" fluorescent phlogopite from Afghanistan

Nice cabinet sized specimen, consisting of a phlogopite crystal in a calcitic marble matrix, from the Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province,...

Red Fluorescent Fluorite from Morocco

Red fluorescence in fluorite is uncommon and is a response that is typically brightest under long wave UV (365 nm). Two notable...

Green Sodalite, Kangerlussaq, Greenland

Green Sodalite (Hackmanite) (SW/LW: orange) on Lujavrite, Feldspar (SW: magenta), Uranyl-activated coating (SW: green) Locale:...

"Optical" calcite - Gatineau area, Quebec, Canada

The specimen shown here, while not having the most spectacular brightness, is still a really nice display piece. Its transparency makes...

Willemite, Franklinite and Zincite- The Trio of Classic Ore Minerals from the Franklin Mine

Willemite, franklinite and zincite represent the three most important zinc-bearing minerals mined at the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New...

Schalenblende, Raibl Mines, Tarvisio, Italy

Specimen of fluorescent schalenblende from the Raibl Mines, Cave del Predil, Tarvisio, Udine Province, Friulli Benezia Giulia, Italy,...

Lemon Opal from Manhattan mine

Lemon Opal McLaughlin Mine, (Manhattan Mine) Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa Co., California, USA Unusual yellow fluorescence...

Agrellite, with albite and uranyl-activated green fluorescence from Kipawa, Quebec, Canada

Nice three colors combo from the famous Kipawa alkaline complex in Western Quebec, Canada. I like how well balanced the colors are on...

Fantasy Rock from Taseq Slope, Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

This specimen is one of my favorite in my small Greenland fluorescent minerals collection. It consists of the typical mineral assemblage...