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Spinel, Clinohumite in Marble from Sierra de Mijas, Malaga, Spain.

Spinel and Clinohumite micro crystals on a marble matrix. From Sierra de Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is a difficult material to...

Apatite Calcite crystals with Chalcedony coating from Jumilla, Spain

This is an grouping of Apatite and Calcite crystals with a Chalcedony coating from Nuestra Señora del Carmen mine, La Celia volcano,...

Fluorite Cleavage Octahedron from the Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois

This is a large, transparent, purple fluorite cleavage octahedron from the Hill-Ledford mine, in Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois. ...

Vividly Fluorescent Calcite from the Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri

This vivid fluorescent specimen is from a classic midwestern location, the Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds...

Calcite & dolomite; Långban mine, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Shown here is a nice little specimen of very brightly fluorescing calcite, with dolomite, from the Långban mine. This material is so...

Aragonite; Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

"Boccheggiano-type aragonite", showing a very bright red fluorescence under longwave UV. As usual, the fluorescence of this specimen is...

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...

Hyalite from Gallatin County, Montana

Green fluorescent hyalite on basalt matrix. The best fluorescence is under shortwave UV light, weaker under longwave. I have been told it...

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...

Fluorescent calcite, with quartz crystals - Estrie, Quebec, Canada

Nice small cabinet-sized specimen, consisting of calcite crystals, over milky quartz crystals. As it's often the case with typical red...

Calcite from the area of Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada

Shown here is a pretty nice cabinet-sized specimen of calcite with dolomite, on a dolostone matrix, found near the town of...

Hackmanite, feldspar, astrophyllite, etc, from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

Shown in the slideshow below is a nice combination piece consisting mostly of brightly fluorescing hackmanite, with some SW fluorescing...

Quartz with fluorescent hydrocarbon inclusions, from the Grant Quarry near Greely, Ontario, Canada

While not being spectacularly bright, this specimen is still pretty interesting because fluorescent inclusions in quartz crystals from...

Fluorescent combo from the Long Lake Zinc Mine, near Parham, Ontario, Canada

Shown here is a nice specimen of fluorescent calcitic marble from this well-known Canadian locale. The most abundant mineral is the red...

Fluorescent albite, with scapolite, from the Laurentians, Quebec, Canada

Shown here is a nice cabinet-sized specimen of calc-silicated skarn rock containing scapolite (typical bright yellow response under LW),...

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...

Uncommon Fluorescent Calcite from the Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee

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

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...

Idrialite, a Rare Organic Fluorescent Mineral

The vast majority of fluorescent minerals are composed of inorganic materials. There are a few exceptions, however. Idrialite is one...

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...