Willemite, Calcite and Fluorite from the Southwest: Hogan Claim, Arizona
Under normal daylight, this is a rather nondescript looking rock, but when viewed under UV it explodes with color in a spectacular...
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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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Calcite, Willemite, Smithsonite, Puttapa Australia
A fascinating example of Puttapa Australia measuring 3". The UV photo is LW + SW. Photographed with a 60mm macro lens at F32 ISO 100.
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Calcite, Willemite, Smithsonite, Puttapa Australia
An extraordinary example from the Puttapa Zinc mine in Australia measuring 3". The UV photo is a combination of LW and SW. Photographed...
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Calcite, Aragonite, Helvetia AZ
A prime FL example from this newly discovered location in Arizona located in the Santa Rita Mountains! This specimen is 5x3x2" and is...
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Manganocummingtonite, Tremolite, Talcville NY
Pink/Red Manganocummingtonite (LW), Orange Tremolite (SW, LW). This 3" specimen is from the No. 8 Reynolds Mine in Talcville NY. The LW...
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Olmiite, Nchwaning Mine II, South Africa
A small (2.5 inch) olmiite and calcite from the Nchwaning Mine II in South Africa. The Olmiite fluoresces a deep red, in all wavelengths....
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Aragonite Needles - Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, NJ
Rare layers of needles of aragonite on a dark matrix from the 1040 and 1080 stopes, between the 430 foot and 500 foot levels in the Sterling
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Soft pastel green sheaves of Tarbuttite, very fluorescent under longwave UV - from the Skorpion Mine
Soft pastel green sheaves of Tarbuttite - Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Karas Region, Namibia Size : 80mm across. 1st pic in Longwave UV -...
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A dramatic example of zoned fluorescence in apatite - David Mosiah claim, Cerro Huañaquino, Potosí D
A dramatic example of zoned fluorescence in apatite, very characteristic of the material from the David Mosiah claim, Cerro Huañaquino,...
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Apatite from Llallagua, Bustillos Prov, Potosi Dept, Bolivia
Spent a bit of kale on this one - apatite from Llallagua, Bustillos Prov, Potosi Dept, Bolivia. In MW and white light. Same color under...
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Fluorite cluster, Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Courtesy of Marco Frigerio (Classic Rocks and Gems) - Facebook Large Fluorite cluster, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District,...
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Color-Change Calcite, Franklin, New Jersey
This is an interesting calcite specimen that was collected during the 2017 Super Diggg at Franklin, New Jersey. Found at night on the...
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Norbergite from the Limecrest Quarry, Sussex County (Franklin Area), NJ
Some of the best examples of norbergite is found in the areas around the Franklin Nj, especially at the Limecrest Quarry, Sparta, Sussex...
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Sphalerite, Microcline; Taylor Road, Franklin, NJ
Sphalerite and microcline from the Taylor Road site in Franklin, New Jersey is quite beautiful stuff. There may even be a smidge of...
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Zincite, Willemite, Franklinite; Sterling Hill Mine, NJ
This small piece was languishing in our cabinets until I hit it with a very strong longwave lamp. Only then, did the bright yellow...
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Wollastonite, Calcite and Possible Hardystonite, Desert View Mine
This colorful fluorescent specimen is from the Desert View Mine, Holcomb Valley, San Bernardino Mts, San Bernardino Co., California, and...
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Tenebrescent Hemimorphite, Fluorapatite, Tarbuttite; Skorpion Mine, Namibia
Though our collection isn't very extensive, this is without a doubt, the most unique piece we have. First of all, the color patterns...
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Yellow Fluorescing Calcite, Franklin Mine, NJ
Here is a very small sample of yellow fluorescing calcite from the Franklin Mine, in Franklin, New Jersey. Two traits separate this from...
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Very Phosphorescent Radiating Willemite, on Calcite - Franklin, NJ
As explained by Earl Verbeek, resident Franklin FLM guru: "The term "radiating willemite" has nothing to do with its fluorescent or...
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Xonotlite and Margarosanite, with Roeblingite(?) and Willemite - Franklin NJ
I'm not terribly fluent in the rarer assemblages of Franklin minerals, but this piece looks like it has it all. Under shortwave UV...
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