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Tugtupite, chkalovite & analcime, from the Taseq Slope, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Really nice small cabinet specimen of tugtupite (bright cherry red SW), chkalovite (pearl-white and blueish-white SW) and analcime...

Calcite, with strong "brief intense phosphorescence" - Estrie, Quebec, Canada

This calcite specimen, with the typical red fluorescence (best MW, then SW, then LW, as it's often the case with red fluorescing...

Willemite and Calcite, Puttapa Zinc Mine, Australia

Classic fluorescent specimen from the Puttapa Zinc Mine, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia. This rock consists of a...

Barite Rosettes from the Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa

Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, the Linwood Mine is one of the largest underground limestone...

Fluorescent and phosphorescent fluorite from Hamilton, Ontario

Nice crystals of light yellowish-amber fluorite, lining a vug in dolomitic limestone. From the famous Flamboro Quarry (often misspelled...

LW, MW & SW tenebrescent hackmanite - Davis Quarry, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Beautiful specimen of sodalite var. hackmanite, from the now inaccessible Davis quarry, near Bancroft. This specimen was given to me by a...

LW, MW & SW tenebrescent hackmanite - Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Small but pretty nice specimen of sodalite var. hackmanite, from a recent find in the District of Sudbury, in Ontario, Canada. It is...

LW, MW & SW tenebrescent hackmanite - Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Shown here is a nice cabinet-sized specimen of sodalite var. hackmanite, from a recent find in the District of Sudbury, in Ontario,...

Glow Stick Barite, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa

This specimen is from a find made at the Linwood Mine, in Buffalo, Iowa, in September 2020, and consists of flat, prismatic, pale...

Dragon Scale Barite, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa

Located on the bank of the Mississippi River, in Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, the Linwood Mine is one of the largest underground limestone...

Colemanite, an Interesting Fluorescent Borate Mineral

This post features a large specimen of well-crystallized colemanite from Boron, Kern County, California. This piece shows a bright...

Fluorescent Willemite and Dolomite from the Aroona Zinc Mine, Flinders Ranges, South Australia

This beautiful fluorescent rock from the Aroona Zinc Mine, Leigh Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia features willemite and dolomite....

Willemite and Dolomite from the Aroona Zinc Mine, Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Swirling veins of fluorescent willemite and dolomite dominate this specimen from the Aroona Zinc Mine, Leigh Creek, Flinders Ranges,...

Fluorescent Whelk Fossil from Rucks' Pit, Fort Drum, Florida

This is a fluorescent, Pleistocene age (approx. 1-2 Ma) Busycon rucksorum whelk fossil from the famous Rucks' Pit site in Fort Drum,...

Willemite and Sphalerite, Miller Canyon, Arizona

This lovely 2-color fluorescent specimen contains willemite and sphalerite, and is from the Nelly James Mine (also known as Miller...

Calcite, Fluorite and Willemite from Hidalgo County, New Mexico

This beautiful 3-color fluorescent rock features a combination of calcite, willemite and fluorite and is part of a find made by New...

Spectacular 3-Color Fluorescent Beauty from the Land of Enchantment

This stunning fluorescent rock features a beautiful 3-color combination of calcite, willemite and fluorite and is part of a find made by...

Root Beer Fluorite, Graymont Quarry, Genoa, Ohio

This large specimen from the Graymont Quarry in Genoa, Ohio features colorless, transparent fluorite cubes with root beer brown, zoned...

Fluorite, Graymont Quarry, Genoa, Ohio

This is a brightly fluorescent cluster of root beer brown colored fluorite cubes, with white bladed celestine crystals, from the Graymont...

Barite, Celestine and Aragonite, Annabel Lee Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois

Nodules of barite and aragonite are perched on an underlying base of celestine and fluorite on this beautiful specimen from the Annabel...