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"Multi-wave" calcite from the Grant Quarry, near Greely, Ontario

The Grant Quarry, located in the area of Greely in South-Eastern Ontario, Canada, is mostly known for its highly aesthetic quartz...

Fluorescent Gem Scapolite from Tanzania

This sparkling little gem scapolite crystal was a find at the 2018 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show. Its country of origin is Tanzania, but the...

Fluorite with Hydrocarbon Inclusions, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois

It is not uncommon for fluorite specimens mined from the historic Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District to contain bitumen, oil or other...

Hydrozincite from the Zorzone Mine, Italy

Hydrozoncite on matrix. The hydrozincite fluoresces a nice blue under shortwave UV light, not much under longwave. The matrix has a weak...

Sphalerite and Dolomite from the Raibl Mines, Italy

Rough piece of orange/brown sphalerite var schalenblende intermixed with white dolomite. The schalenblende fluoresces a nice orange,...

Smithsonite, Cerussite and Hydrozincinte from the Zorzone Mine, Italy

Pocket of smithsonite crystals on matrix. On top of the smithsonite there are a few small cerussite crystals. Under longwave UV light...

Acicular Aragonite from S. Agostino di Coli, Italy

Acicular aragonite crystals. Bluish/white fluorescence under UV light with green phosphorescence/afterglow. From S. Agostino, Coli,...

Celestine from La Grasta Mine, Sicily, Italy

Clear white celestine crystals (about 1cm) with sulphur on matrix. The celestine fluoresces a nice blue/white under UV light (any...

Alabama Fluorescent Minerals

Since this site doesn't seem to contain very many photos of mineral specimens from Alabama, I thought I would contribute a few of my own....

Ludlow Diamond, San Bernardino Co., California

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

Green Fluorescent Fluorite, Fourmile Creek, Colorado

Rare green fluorescent botryoidal fluorite from the Fourmile Creek area, near Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado. Fluorite in...

Glow Stick Barite, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa

This specimen is from a find made at the Linwood Mine, in Buffalo, Iowa, in September 2020, and consists of flat, prismatic, pale...

Fluorescent Calcite Diamond, Palmarejo Mine, Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico

This unique fluorescent specimen comes from the Palmarejo Mine, in Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico, and consists of a brightly fluorescent...

Calcite Crystals 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...

Scheelite, Ophir Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah

Brightly fluorescent, submillimeter, octahedral crystals of scheelite on matrix; from the Ophir Hill Mine, Tooele, Utah. This specimen...

Ludlow Diamond, San Bernardino Co., California

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

Really caleidoscopic rock from Australia (Puttapa zinc mine)

Very nice rock with brilliant and saturated red and green colors over a light blue matrix. Black dendritic patterns of about 1 cm are...

Smithsonite from Mexico (Buena Tierra mine)

Very nice sample of Smithsonite. It consists of an agglomerate of small crystals having the shape of pine cones. Some of them resemble...

Ludlow Diamond, a Rare and Unique Fluorescent Specimen from Southern California

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

Dragon Scale Barite, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa

Located on the bank of the Mississippi River, in Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, the Linwood Mine is one of the largest underground limestone...