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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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Golden Barite from Elk Creek, South Dakota
Several well-formed, terminated, amber barite crystals on a dark chocolate brown matrix, from the Elk Creek area of Meade County, South...
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Fluorescent Barite from Elk Creek, South Dakota
Sprays of golden amber barite crystals cover a dark chocolate brown matrix in this specimen from the Elk Creek area of Meade County,...
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Creedite; Qinglong Mine, Guizhou, China
Here's an amazing Creedite from the Qinglong Mine, in the Guizhou Province. Not only does the speciment have beautiful crystals in...
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Fluorescent Scheelite Crystals on Quartz, Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge; Krusné Hory Mts
Fluorescent scheelite crystals on quartz Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge; Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech Republic ...
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Fluorescent Smithsonite and Willemite, Third Plain Zinc Deposit, Bunkers Range, South Australia
This is a beautiful fluorescent specimen from the Lower Slope, Third Plain Zinc Deposit, Angorichina Station, Bunkers Range, Northern...
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Autunite - Margnac II Mine, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Photo in daylight and UV-LW-Strong yellow-green (LW & SW UV). A secondary mineral resulting from the oxidation of primary uranium...
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Calcite, Caliche, Opal, Aragonite - Mahoney mining area, NM
A really nice example from the Mahoney mining area in New Mexico measuring 3.5" x 2.5" x 2.0". Photographed in SW.
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Beautiful 5-Color Fluorescent Rock from Franklin, New Jersey
This is a beautiful rock from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, that shows a spectacular 5-color fluorescent...
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Hyalite Opal from the Thomas Range, Utah
The Thomas Range, located near the town of Delta in the West Desert area of Utah, is a small mountain range that formed approximately 7...
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Quartz Crystal with Petroleum Inclusions, from Pakistan
This single, double terminated Herkimer diamond-like, quartz crystals is from Pakistan. It is a beautiful little specimen when viewed...
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Quartz Crystals with Petroleum Inclusions, from Pakistan
These are double terminated, Herkimer diamond-like, quartz crystals from Pakistan that contain petroleum (oil) inclusions. When viewed...
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Willemite Crystals, Peyrebrune, Tarn, France
Small (approximately 1mm) hexagonal white crystals of willemite on a dark unidentified matrix, from the lead/zinc/silver mine of...
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Interesting Zonal Fluorescence in a Barite Crystal from the Linwood mine, Buffalo, Iowa
This specimen of barite from the Linwood mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa, is most interesting from a scientific perspective. It is one...
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Manganocummingtonite, Tremolite, Talc - Talcville, NY
This is a beautiful pair of 6" specimens from the Talc mines in New York. Photographed in LW, SW and NL.
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Strontio-Aragonite, Boccheggiano Pyrite mine, Italy
This is fine 4" example of Strontio-Aragonite from the Boccheggiano pyrite mine in Italy. It shows a strong red/pink fluorescence in LW....
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Creedite, Qinglong Mine, Guizhou Province, China
Radiating sprays of transparent, gemmy prismatic creedite crystals on a bed of white quartz druse. This specimen is from the Qinglong...
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Barite, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Cluster of white, bladed, barite crystals without matrix, with needle-like, off-white calcite crystals occurring between the central...
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Clinohedrite and Willemite, Franklin, New Jersey
This classic fluorescent rock from Franklin, New Jersey, contains orange fluorescent clinohedrite, green fluorescing willemite, and black...
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Dumortierite, Alpine, California
Purple dumortierite in a light colored quartz groundmass, from the Dehesa Dumortierite deposit, Alpine, Laguna Mts, San Diego Co.,...
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Willemite, Calcite and Fluorite from the Southwest: Hogan Claim, Arizona
Under normal daylight, this is a rather nondescript looking rock, but when viewed under UV it explodes with color in a spectacular...
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