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Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery

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Calcite and Sulfur from the Maybee Quarry, Maybee, Michigan

A fluorescent beauty from the Midwest. Yes, there are fluorescent minerals in the Midwest! Brightly fluorescent/phosphorescent calcite...

Margarosanite and Calcite from the Jakobsberg Mine, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

This rock is from the Jakobsberg mine, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden, and consists of a fine grained, olive/tan colored matrix with calcite...

Phlogopite, Afghanite, Calcite, Unknowns...a different point of view

White glassy calcite matrix mainly covered by Afghanite Phlogopite and other several varieties of fluorescent and NF minerals in small...

Apatite Jumillite Calcite Chalcedony

Apatite, Jumillita, Calcite, Chalcedony. Nuestra señora del Carmen mine ", La Celia, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain. The apatite is shown orange...

Fluorite, Calcite, Willemite; the Hull Mine, Castle Dome Mountains, Arizona

Arizona is home to some great fluorescent rock collecting (as well as some of the best birding in North America). Great mines are...

Scapolite, Willemite, Calcite, Quartz, and Pyroxene: A Potpourri of Franklin Minerals

Willemite and calcite are staples of the Franklin Mine; scapolite, quartz and pyroxene, probably less so. Here's a small, but...

Lemon Opal, Manhattan Mine, Knoxville, California

Lemon opal, also known as semi-opal, from the Manhattan mine in Knoxville, Napa County, California. Under long wave UV, the lemon opal...

Kunzite (Spodumene) Kunar Valley Afghanistan.

Esta es una Spodumena var. Kuncita en matriz procedente del Valle Kunar en Afganistan. Se muestra bajo LW con una intensa respuesta...

Fluorite and Calcite, Weishan Mine, Jining, Shandong, China

Fluorite and calcite combinations from China are pretty common. This one however, just seems different. Perhaps it's that the calcite...

Spectacular 5-Color Rock from Franklin, New Jersey, Featuring Esperite, Calcite, Hardystonite, Wille

When it comes to fluorescent rocks, the brighter and more colors seen under UV, the better. Franklin, New Jersey, the Fluorescent...

Multi-Wavelength Fluorite from Aouli, Morocco

This gemmy cluster of yellow fluorite cubes from Aouli, Morocco makes a nice display specimen under normal light. Under UV, however, it...

Wollastonite with Fluorapatite; Drum Valley, California

Wollastonite is a fairly common and widespread mineral. That said, minerals from each locale seem to have their unique differences and...

Fluoborite; New Method Mine, Bristol Mountains, California

We haven't been able to dig up a lot of information on this material. We picked up this piece from a rock shop near the mine, so we...

Fluorite Cubes, Walworth Quarry, Walworth, New York

The Walworth Quarry has been a productive source of highly desirable fluorite specimens for many years. The Walworth fluorites are...

Terlingua Calcite, a Multi-Wavelength Beauty from the Mercury Mines of Terlingua, Texas

Some calcite specimens collected from the area of Terlingua, Texas show one of the most spectacular and beautiful examples of...

Fluorite from Bluffton, Ohio

The Midwest is host to a variety of locations that have produced unique fluorite specimens that do not show the typical deep blue...

Non-Root Beer Fluorite from Clay Center, Ohio

This is lovely and somewhat unusual fluorite from a classic Midwest location. This specimen originated from the White Rock Quarry in...

Microcline and Smokey Quartz, Lolo Pass, Montana

Granted, this isn't the brightest piece around, but it's very intriguing. The microcline under longwave fluoresces a decent whitish blue....

Travertine, Huntsville, Alabama

Alabama isn't known for it fluorescent rocks. However, it is home to America's space and rocket program and Huntsville boasts over 240...

Snakeskin Agate, Rome, Malheur County, Oregon

Snakeskin agate is known for the peculiar scaly appearance of the outside of the rocks. Unfortunately this one is a pretty poor example...