Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite, Yangshuo Mine, China
This is a large specimen consisting of sky-blue plumbogummite (white light) psuedomorph that has replaced an intergrown cluster of...
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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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Zektzerite and Others from Dara-i-Pioz, Tajikistan
This rock contains a beautiful assemblage of rare fluorescent minerals from the remote Dara-i-Pioz massif in Tajikistan. Only reactive...
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Barite and Calcite from the Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
This very delicate and aesthetic specimen is from the historic Minerva No. 1 Mine in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District of Southern...
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Selenite Flower, Sheridan County, Wyoming
At first glace, this looks like a classic selenite rosette from the Red River Floodway, Manitoba, Canada. But no, guess again! This...
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Pollucite, a Rare Fluorescent Cesium-Containing Zeolite Mineral
Here’s one for the connoisseur of rare fluorescent mineral species. Pollucite, a cesium-containing zeolite, isn’t particularly rare in...
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Barite, Skunk Pocket, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa
This large and aesthetic barite specimen was collected from the Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa from a find made in November 2019...
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Lepidolite Microcline from Padrón river, Estepona, Malaga, Spain.
From the lithium pegmatites in the Padrón river, Estepona, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, better known for their beautiful Elbaite and...
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Sørensenite, Tugtupite. Kvanefjeld, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
This is a very unusual combo with the rare Sørensenite associated with Tugtupite. Its best response is under short-wave UV light,...
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Scheelite, La Parrilla mine (Adelaida open pit mine), Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.
La Parrilla mine (Adelaida open pit mine), Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. The largest tungsten mine in Spain and considered the...
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Multi-Colored Sphalerite, Balmat No. 4 Mine, Balmat, New York
Featured here are two specimens consisting of sphalerite/zinc ore from the ZCA Mine No. 4 (now called the Empire State No. 4 Mine),...
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Tiffany Stone, Brush Wellman Mine, Delta, Utah
Tiffany stone is a complex rock composed of opalized fluorite with bands and veins of chalcedony, manganese oxide and bertrandite. The...
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Okenite, Gyrolite and Quartz from India
Small sample of Okenite mixed with quartz. The gyrolite should be present (as per the label) but don't ask me where to observe it because...
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Brightly Fluorescent Fluorapatite Crystal from Bolivia
Brightly fluorescent crystal of fluorapatite from Cochabamba, Bolivia (possibly the Kami Mine). This specimen shows an unusual, bright,...
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Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite, Yangshuo Mine, China
This is a large specimen consisting of pale sky-blue plumbogummite psuedomorph that has replaced an intergrown cluster of hexagonal...
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Hydrozincite and Smithsonite from Zorzone, Italy
This is a small nice Italian Zorzone mine Hydrozincite and Smithsonite specimen. The Hydrozincite coverage and thickness is very high on...
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Gem Scapolite Crystal from Karur, India
This large, pale yellow, gem scapolite crystal is from the scapolite locality in the Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is...
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Sodalite (Hackmanite) with Chkalovite, Phosphorescent Greenland
Greenland offers up some of the most interesting pieces of hackmanite, usually with the brightest fluorescence. This piece checks all the...
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Chalcedoy & Unknown from Batallones Hill, Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain
This is a really amazing specimen and it is not only because of its color contrast but also because of its intense glow after SW the...
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Zircon and Apatite, Pacoima Canyon CA
Pacoima Canyon in California is well known for its zircons. Less well known, these specimens also contain apatite. I was browsing my...
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Brightly Fluorescent Hyalite Opal from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia
This brilliantly fluorescent specimen from the Erongo Mountains of Namibia features colorless to greenish-yellow, transparent, glassy...
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