Prehnite - Franklin, NJ
Prehnite from Franklin, NJ. The first pic shows a beautiful face under shortwave UV. The 2nd pic was taken using the Convoy 365nm LW...
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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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Margarosanite - Franklin, NJ
Margarosanite from Franklin, NJ. The first pic shows a beautiful face under shortwave UV. The 2nd pic was taken using the Convoy 365nm...
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Barite on Calcite - Franklin NJ
Exceptionally rich specimen of bright yellow fluorescing barite on an orange/red calcite matrix - A classic example of this highly sought...
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Turneaureite on Calcite - Franklin, NJ
We have a bunch of folks attending the Franklin "SuperDigg" this April (2017). Many of them are carrying the new Convoy 365nm LW...
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Margarosanite - Franklin, NJ
We have a bunch of folks attending the Franklin "SuperDigg" this April (2017). Many of them are carrying the new Convoy 365nm LW...
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Manganaxinite and Willemite - Franklin, NJ
We have a bunch of folks attending the Franklin "SuperDigg" this April (2017). Many of them are carrying the new Convoy 365nm LW...
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Esperite, Hardystonite, Willemite - Franklin, NJ
We have a bunch of folks attending the Franklin "SuperDigg" this April (2017). Many of them are carrying the new Convoy 365nm LW...
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Cuspidine, Franklin NJ
We have a bunch of folks attending the Franklin "SuperDigg" this April (2017). Many of them are carrying the new Convoy 365nm LW...
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Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite - Franklin, NJ
We have a bunch of folks attending the Franklin "SuperDigg" this April (2017). Many of them are carrying the new Convoy 365nm LW...
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Petrified Wood (Chalcedony) from Western North Dakota, USA
A member of our Fluorescent Mineral group on FB wanted some pics of some beautiful petrified wood he found way out in the wilderness in...
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Celestine, Strontianite and Calcite, from the Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Ohio
From the Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio, this is a beautiful Midwestern fluorescent specimen consisting of blocky, white...
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Buttery Yellow Calcite, Elk Creek, South Dakota
Best known for its golden-amber colored barite crystals, the Elk Creek area of Meade County, South Dakota, also produces buttery yellow...
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Selenite, Baja California, Mexico
This is a cluster of white, bladed, intergrown crystals of selenite from an interesting location in Baja California, Mexico. Located at...
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Radiating Calcite Crystals, Irai, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
A radiating cluster of translucent gray-white calcite crystals aesthetically perched on a dark matrix, from Irai, Rio Grande Do Sul,...
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Calcite and Celestine, Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Ohio
This beautiful fluorescent specimen from the Midwest features a prominent doubly-terminated calcite crystal on a limestone matrix,...
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Barite, Calcite and Franklinite, Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, New Jersey
This is a large-grained rock containing light grey-colored calcite and barite, and black franklinite crystals; a much sought after...
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Hodgkinsonite, Willemite, from Franklin NJ
I am still exploring my collection with the [new, very powerful 365nm] UV LED lights. This is Hodgkinsonite, Willemite, and Franklinite...
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Daylight Fluorescent Fluorite from the Famous Rogerley Mine
Daylight fluorescence is a phenomenon where some fluorescent minerals show a noticeable color change under sunlight, due to the UV...
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Elusive Multi-Wave UV Fluorescent Hardystonite, Franklin, New Jersey
The beautiful blue fluorescent mineral hardystonite is a favorite among collectors of specimens from Franklin, New Jersey. This mineral...
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Hyalite Opal Geode from Mexico
This is a hollow, rhyolitic, geode nodule half containing a botryoidal, bubbly mass of colorless hyalite opal and small quartz flowers,...
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