Sodalite & var. Hackmanite - Badakhshan Afghanistan
Here are some samples of small cabinet specimens of Sodalite & var. Hackmanite from Badakhshan Afghanistan that I have been collecting....
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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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A Different Sterling Hill Mine Calcite & Willemite Amalgamation
Sterling Hill calcite and willemite is known for its very bright fluorescence. This piece doesn't disappoint as the core displays...
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Opal, Caliche, Aragonite, Zumwalt mine New Mexico
This specimen is from the Zumwalt mine in New Mexico. The UV photo is SW showing green opal, orange caliche, and blue aragonite. It is...
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Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Aroona Zinc Mine Amalgamation - Australia
We've had plenty of postings from the Puttapa Zinc Mine so it is now time for one from its neighbor, the Aroona zinc mine. Evidently...
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![Mexican Geode with Fluorescent Drusy Quartz, Calcite [With Phantoms] and Phosphorescent/Fluorescent](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/721834_fa11e612eda94ba2acfc7e0ecdf7d7b4~mv2_d_3624_2694_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_700,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/721834_fa11e612eda94ba2acfc7e0ecdf7d7b4~mv2_d_3624_2694_s_4_2.jpg)
Mexican Geode with Fluorescent Drusy Quartz, Calcite [With Phantoms] and Phosphorescent/Fluorescent
This was a fortuitous find at a local mineral show. Just like with oysters, one never knows what one will find in a geode. In addition to...
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Botryodial Smithsonite, Buena Tierra Mine, Mexico
This is the first fluorescent rock I bought in 2014 and got me hooked. It is 4x3x2". The photographs are SW (3x26w), and LW 3x3(9) Engin...
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Calcite, Willemite, Hydrozincite, Powellite, Smithsonite, Miller Canyon, AZ
This is the brightest Miller Canyon, AZ rock that I have. It is also a rare 5 color rock. It is about 4". There is Calcite, Willemite,...
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Smithsonite and Calcite, Kelly Mine, New Mexico
Here is a beautiful multicolored specimen from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico. This piece has Smithsonite that fluoresces Red and Violet,...
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Fluorescent Black And White Agate From Chihuahua, Mx.
Black and White agate with pockets of calcite and aragonite. Not as spectacular in daylight as Crazy Lace Agate [also from Chihuahua] but...
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Fluorescent 'Dragon Egg' Fluorite Slice - Inner Mongolia
These fluorite slices originated in the Inner Mongolia region of China. The fluorite nodule formed around a mineral inclusion[s] and,...
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Fluorite with Hydrocarbon Inclusions, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Cluster of purple cubic fluorite crystals, from Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois. These fluorite cubes show a blue fluorescent...
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Fluorescent And Phosphorescent Thernardite from Soda Lake, California
Thernardite is an anhydrous sodium sulfate mineral which occurs in arid evaporative environments such as Soda Lake. It fluoresces in a...
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Seven! Color Fluorescent, Merelani, Tanzania
Here is a SEVEN color fluorescent specimen from the Merelani Hills in Tanzania. Under Shortwave UV you can see Yellow fluorescing...
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Calcite, Diopside, and Chondrodite, Long Lake Zinc Mine, Parham, Ontario, Canada
This spectacular fluorescent specimen is from the Long Lake Zinc Mine, Olden Township, near Parham, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada. The...
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Terlingua-Type Calcite, Cave Stone Co. Quarry, Norristown, Indiana
Pink to white cleavage rhombs of Terlingua-type calcite on a limestone matrix, from the Cave Stone Co. Quarry, Norristown, Indiana. This...
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Smithsonite Rich El Refugio With Minor Willemite
Rumor has it that this mine [Chihuahua, Mexico] has been dynamited by the Mexican Gendarmes. Evidently it was being used for storage by...
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Fluorescent Calcite And Fluorite From The North Geronimo Mine
The North Geronimo Mine, also known as the Pure Potential Mine, is located in the Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. The matrix of...
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Calcite, Fluorite and Sphalerite- Rosiclare, Illinois
This is a mixed specimen containing calcite, fluorite, sphalerite and likely other minerals. It was self-collected in 2015 at the...
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Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Calcite With Fluorescent Quartz From East Gray's Quarry, Wyomin
Calcite from this locale is know for fluorescing different colors when exposed to different wavelengths of ultraviolet light. This one...
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Johnbaumite From The Franklin Mine
There is a prior post which displays Johnbaumite from Sweden and gives its history. The shortwave fluorescence was a lilac shade. The...
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