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Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery

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Cerussite, Barite - Les Dalles Mine, Mibladen, Morocco

Macro photo of a large (18mm) translucent yellow stepped cerussite crystal, perched on blades of pink and yellow barite. In MW the...

Zunyite, Big Bertha Mine, La Paz County, Arizona

Named after its type locality, the Zuni mine in San Juan County, Colorado, zunyite is an uncommon aluminum sorosilicate mineral that...

Plumbogummite, Pyromorphite - Yangshuo Mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China

Delicate casts of light blue triangular plumbogummite crystals growing over/after decayed hexagonal green pyromorphite crystals, a few of...

Unusual Solution Barite from the Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa

The Linwood Mine, an underground limestone mine in Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa, is known for producing beautiful display quality calcite...

Agrellite - Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Quebec, Canada

Colorless massive agrellite crystals which fluoresce bright violet pink in MW and SW. This mineral is brightest in MW, pictured here. Lit...

Sphalerite, Chlorophane, Apatite and Willemite from Franklin, New Jersey

This is a spectacular 4-color, mixed mineral, fluorescent specimen from the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey. This rock contains...

Apple Green Willemite, Franklin, New Jersey

This is a variety of willemite from Franklin, New Jersey called "apple green willemite" for its, well... apple green color. This is one...

Selenite Rosette, Pisco, Peru

This is a brightly fluorescent and phosphorescent rosette of flat, bladed, selenite crystals from Las Salinas de Otuma, Paracas, Pisco,...

Mariposa (butterfly) Calcite, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

This specimen of Mariposa calcite shows bright orange fluorescence under short wave UV on the underside of the base of the piece. Note...

Mariposa Calcite, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

Mariposa calcite specimens are produced by several mines in the West Camp area of the Santa Eulalia Mining District in the Mexican State...

Calcozincite- A Bright Rainbow of Colors from Sterling Hill, New Jersey

This brightly fluorescent specimen of calcozincite was collected during a 2019 night dig at Sterling Hill, New Jersey. Calcozincite is a...

Fluorite - Bluffton Quarry, Ohio

Massive translucent brown fluorite exhibiting two-tone fluorescence of white and violet in LW. Lit by a pair of 365nm flashlights....

Fluorite - Bluffton Quarry, Ohio

Macro photos of translucent brown fluorite crystals up to 7mm on matrix. Microcrystals of pyrite are also visible in white light. The...

Zircon - Kasungu, Malawi

A large chocolate brown zircon crystal from Malawi exhibiting yellow SW fluorescence. Lit by a 15w Glw Stck. Specimen is 54 x 38 x 36mm.

Tugtupite - Ilímaussaq Complex, Greenland

Tiny pink crystals of tugtupite in white analcime matrix exhibiting bright cherry red SW fluorescence, orange in LW. A macro closeup is...

Calcite from the West Fork Mine, a Midwestern, Mid-Wave Fluorescent Beauty

A beautiful fluorescent calcite from the Viburnum Trend in southeastern Missouri. This large single crystal (~4 Inches long) on matrix is...

Sodalite - Ilímaussaq Complex, Greenland

Colorless Greenland sodalite with bright orange LW fluorescence, red-orange SW fluorescence, and tenebrescent change to purple for...

Manganoan Calcite, Montreal Mine, Montreal, Wisconsin

This is a manganoan calcite nodule on a goethite matrix, from a location not generally known for producing fluorescent minerals- the...

Calcite, Valders Quarry, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Plate of scalenohedral calcite crystals showing an unusual purple/blue fluorescent response under mid wave UV (302 nm). This specimen is...

Selenite - Salinas de Otuma, Pisco, Peru

Rosettes and larger twinned crystals of translucent golden selenite, fluorescing pale yellow in LW. The crystals are also phosphorescent...