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Cerussite and Barite, Mibladen, Morocco

Yellowish-colored, well-formed, gemmy crystals of cerussite on a bed of galena, with minor orange barite crystals, from Mibladen, Morocco....

Manganocalcite, Huaron Mine, Peru

This is a unique mixed-mineral specimen, that due to its manganocalcite content, is of interest as a fluorescent specimen. It consists...

Yellow Zincite, Willemite, Calcite, Sphalerite - Sterling Hill NJ

Yellow zincite strongly fluorescent under longwave 365nm, with willemite and calcite. The blue fluorescence is strongly phosphorescent. ...

Rare Red Fluorescent Fluorite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico

A small percentage of purple fluorite from the Ojuela Mine in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, shows a beautiful, rich, red fluorescence under UV....

Red Fluorescent Spinel, Luc Yen, Vietnam

Raspberry red colored, octahedral, spinel crystals in a white marble matrix. The spinel fluoresces deep red under long wave UV, but is...

Fluorescent Calcite from the Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa

This is a larger specimen consisting of what appear to be two generations of calcite crystals on a limestone matrix, from the Linwood...

Scapolite Crystal, Yates Mine, Québec, Canada

This is a particularly well-formed, terminated, single, crystal of fluorescent scapolite from the Yates mine, Otter Lake, Québec, Canada....

Natrozippeite from the Little Eva Mine, Grand County, Utah

Natrozippeite, also known as sodium zippeite, is a secondary hydrous sodium uranium sulfate that commonly forms as efflorescent...

Calcite Crystal with Organic Inclusions, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

These macro photographs show a very interesting multi-wavelength fluorescent response in a single, modified scalenohedral calcite...

Calcite, Fluorite; Huanzala Mine, Peru

Here's an interesting piece from the Huanzala Mine, in Ancash, Peru: fluorite surrounded by botryoidal calcite in almost a geode like...

Smithsonite, Wenshan, Yunnan, China

Apparently a relatively recent find, this material is stunning! Like a lemon sorbet in natural light, it becomes a beautiful raspberry...

Calcite Crystals on Limestone Matrix, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa

Gemmy, modified scalenohedral, calcite crystals with marcasite inclusions, on limestone matrix, from the Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott...

Esperite, Franklin, New Jersey

This is a very bright esperite specimen from the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey. Having excellent esperite coverage, this specimen...

Calcite Crystals with Organic Inclusions, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa

Calcite, modified scalenohedrons with dark marcasite inclusions. Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa, USA. Under long wave UV...

Hyalite Opal (Opal-An), Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Hyalite opal is almost always bright green and can be found all over the world. The opal from the Erongo Mountains in Namibia, however,...

Calcite and Aragonite, Helvetia Mine, Arizona

Patterns of bright red fluorescing calcite with pockets of aragonite make these pieces interesting and eye-catching. Also, there appears...

Agrellite, Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Québec, Canada

Massive, light grey colored, crystalline agrellite from the Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM,...

Prosopite, Thomsonite, Ralstonite from Ivigtut, Greenland

Prosopite can forms as an alteration product in cryolite-bearing pegmatites, either as a primary mineral or as an alteration product of...

Opalized Volcanic Tuff, Burro Creek, Arizona

Light-colored, dendritic, brecciated opalized volcanic tuff (opalite) having a sponge like texture. Contains weblike veins of hyalite...

Scapolite, Feldspar and Uraninite; Ontario, Canada

Very interesting fluorescent specimen consisting of a cluster of large, blocky, light-colored scapolite crystals (partially altered to...