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Tugtupite, Sodalite, and Other Favorites from the Tasseq Slope, Greenland

Brick-shaped rock consisting of white to light pink tugtupite, light colored sodalite (var. hackmanite), grey analcime, chkalovite and...

Sphalerite from the Horn Silver Mine, Frisco, Utah

The Horn Silver mine is located in the town of Frisco, Beaver County, Utah, and during its heyday in the late 1870s, was one of the...

Terlingua-type Calcite from an Unusual Location

Collectors of fluorescent minerals are familiar with the beautiful multi-wavelength fluorescent response of Terlingua calcite. By...

Smithsonite, El Refugio mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico

The El Refugio mine, located in Choix, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, is a notable source of beautiful specimens of the zinc carbonate...

Big Powellite Crystal. Poona, India

Good sample of Powellite Crystal from India. Directly bought from an indian collector at the International Mineralogical Exhibition in...

Scheelite from China - Multi-Color Response under Shortwave, Midwave, and Longwave UV.

There was a recent post in the FMS Fluorescent Mineral Group on Facebook discussing the fluorescence of scheelite under LW UV (UVA). I...

Fibrous Radiating Wollastonite, Maricopa Co., Arizona

This is a small, but interesting specimen of fluorescent wollastonite from an uncommon location. Collected from an unknown mine in...

Genthelvite - rare from Sterling Hill, NJ

Genthelvite (with a hard "G") is not uncommon throughout the world but it is very rare at the Sterling Hill Zinc Mine in Ogdensberg, NJ....

Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

This is an interesting specimen of adamite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. As is the case with many fluorescent minerals,...

Septarian Nodule, Orderville, Utah

This is a polished slice of a septarian nodule from the famous Muddy Creek location in Orderville, Kane Co., Utah. The interior of these...

Fluorite, Rampgill mine, Cumbria, England

Numerous mines in Northern England have produced beautiful fluorite specimens. Of interest to fluorescent mineral collectors is that...

Tiffany Stone, Delta, Utah

Tiffany stone is a complex rock composed of opalized fluorite with bands and veins of chalcedony, manganese oxide and bertrandite. The...

Unique Multi-Wave Calcite from Cave-In-Rock, IL

This calcite was mined by the Griffith family in 2017 from their private commercial specimen mining operation located in Hastie's quarry...

Fluorite and Calcite, Pure Potential Mine, Arizona

Calcite and Fluorite combinations rarely get boring. This one has a very unique fluorite pattern within the primarily calcite matrix....

Aragonite and Calcite on Pumice; Taupo, New Zealand

Who would have thought a fluorescent rock that floats?!? Here's aragonite and calcite on pumice from Taupo, New Zealand. The area around...

Fluorescent Multi-Wave Calcite from the Elmwood Mine

Every so often, a common location will produce a very uncommon specimen. The Elmwood mine, a zinc mine located in Carthage, Tennessee,...

Rare Green Fluorescent Fluorite, Fourmile Creek, Colorado

Fluorite is a mineral that occurs in many different colors and habits, and is often fluorescent under UV. Most commonly, fluorite shows...

Willemite and Calcite. Broken Hill, Zambia (Africa)

Radial brownish Willemite concretions with a 2nd generation growth of white cristals. These fluoresce very bright and willemite has...

Snowball Geode from Trancas, Chihuahua, Mexico

Geodes are great fun. They're much better than Easter Eggs during an egg hunt, and this one was found during such an escapade. Momma...

Catapleiite; Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping, Småland, Sweden

Catapleiite is not a well known mineral, nor is it very common in fluorescent collections. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it's...