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Fluorescent Calcites from my collection Show under UV MW-LW-SW-NL.

Opal, Sepiolite. Cerro de los Batallones, Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain.

Opal, Sepiolite. Cerro de los Batallones, Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain. The green fluorescence with an orange contrast due to clay...

Constante Mine, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.

Santa Marta is a new location for fluorescent minerals in Spain. It is also home to the Mugemisa geological and mining museum where you...

Berzeliite in Mn Calcite and Magnetite

SW UV of Berzeliite (blue) in Mn Calcite and Magnetite. Langban, Sweden

Variety Alexandrite on Chrysoberyl

One mineral of my zone, variety alexandrite of chrysoberyl in LW "Convoy S2+" + visible, good change color and intense red in uv. A...

Fluorite and Willemite from the Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona

Located in the Trigo Mountains of La Paz County, Arizona, the Red Cloud mine is a location famous for producing some of the best...

Fluorescent Zincite from the Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, New Jersey

Zincite is considered to be a rare mineral, occurring in quantity at only Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. In its pure form,...

Exsolution Willemite, Calcite - Sterling Hill NJ

A premium example of exsolution Willemite in brown Tephroite, with Calcite, and Franklinite (NF) from Sterling Hill NJ. It measures...

More Fluorescents from Israel

As mentioned in a previous post, I enjoyed a recent business trip to Israel. Fortunately for me, the original hotel where I was to stay...

Phosphorescent Limestone, Mount Shaul, Israel (yes, Israel).

Israel is not known for it's fluorescent rocks. Or really any rocks at all, as laws apparently prevent collecting samples to sell (with...

Danburite from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Danburite is a calcium borosilicate mineral that is sometimes cut as a gemstone. Like many minerals, when found in its pure form it is...

Two-Color Calcite and Willemite from a New Find- The Night Hawk Mine in New Mexico

This exceptional two-color fluorescent specimen was collected by notable New Mexico collectors Ken and Gail Hennig from a new find in...

Pyromorphite Resuperferolitica Mine, Spain.

Pyromorphite. Resuperferolitica Mine, Minas Viejas, Santa Eufemia, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain. These mines developed their maximum...

Scalenoedric Calcite "dog's tooth" from La Cruz mine, Spain.

Scalenoedric calcite "dog's tooth". La Cruz mine, El Cobre stream, Linares, Linares-La Carolina district, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain. The...

Acicular Aragonite.

Acicular Aragonite "aka" Aragonito de Pantoja. Deposit located in the municipality of Pantoja in Toledo. This municipality is...

Calcite, Fluorite, Willemite, Smithsonite, Aragonite from Arizona

This specimen was mined during a trip with Bill Gardner in the 2005 and comes from Hogan Claim site. Nothing to say about the calcite...

Fluorite Barite with coating from Moscona mine. Spain.

Fluorite and Barite of pale fluorescence with a coating of rare sand give it a contrast that makes it really aesthetic. 90x 60 mm Under...

Calcite from Moscona mine.

Scalenohedral Calcite with inclusions of pyrite and rare sand coating possible response with a nice orange color combined with rosaceo...

Calcite, Fluorite, Pyrite from Moscona Mine.

Moscona mine. More known for its fluorites of unusual white fluorescence with long phosphorescence in some samples being more common in...

Another spodumen from the Haapauluoma mine in violet laser light.

Another nice specimen from Western Finland. The fluorescence is shown in the light of a defocused violet laser. There's also a spray of...