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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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Aragonite (Var: Lead-bearing Aragonite) (Ca,Pb)CO3
Tarnowitzite, a lead bearing variety of aragonite. Some say that tarnowitzite is a mix of aragonite and cerussite. It fluoresces white under
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Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico
Very nice cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District, fluorescing...
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Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico
Very nice, large cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District,...
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Multi-Wavelength Aragonite, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
The sulfur mines of the Agrigento region of Sicily, Italy are notable for the production of well-formed clusters, plates and groupings of...
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"Rainbow" assortment of longwave UV reactive minerals
As all experienced fluorescent minerals collectors know, shortwave UV is the wavelength under which there's the greatest variety of...
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Aragonite; Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
"Boccheggiano-type aragonite", showing a very bright red fluorescence under longwave UV. As usual, the fluorescence of this specimen is...
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Fluorescent combo from the Long Lake Zinc Mine, near Parham, Ontario, Canada
Shown here is a nice specimen of fluorescent calcitic marble from this well-known Canadian locale. The most abundant mineral is the red...
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Barite, Celestine and Aragonite, Annabel Lee Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Nodules of barite and aragonite are perched on an underlying base of celestine and fluorite on this beautiful specimen from the Annabel...
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Chondrodite, Calcite, Diopside, Aragonite - Long Lake Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada
Classic combo from LLZ. In SW, the chondrodite fluoresces yellow, the calcite pink, the diopside aqua blue, and the aragonite blue. Lit...
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Terlingua Calcite, a Beautiful Rock of Many Faces
Terlingua calcite is a rock of many faces, as few other fluorescent minerals show such a varied fluorescent response under different UV...
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Acicular Aragonite.
Acicular Aragonite "aka" Aragonito de Pantoja. Deposit located in the municipality of Pantoja in Toledo. This municipality is...
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Septarian Nodule, Orderville, Utah
This is a polished slice of a septarian nodule from the famous Muddy Creek location in Orderville, Kane Co., Utah. The interior of these...
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Aragonite and Calcite on Pumice; Taupo, New Zealand
Who would have thought a fluorescent rock that floats?!? Here's aragonite and calcite on pumice from Taupo, New Zealand. The area around...
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Calcite Aragonite from Boccheggiano, Tuscany (Italy)
(English version) The worldwide denomination aragostrontianite for this mineral is incorrect. This carbonate tipical of Bocchieggiano /...
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Coral-Like Formation of Aragonite, from Mexico
This is a bright white, branching coral-like formation of pristine aragonite that shows a beautiful multi-wave fluorescent response under...
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Calcite, Caliche, Opal, Aragonite - Mahoney mining area, NM
A really nice example from the Mahoney mining area in New Mexico measuring 3.5" x 2.5" x 2.0". Photographed in SW.
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Strontio-Aragonite, Boccheggiano Pyrite mine, Italy
This is fine 4" example of Strontio-Aragonite from the Boccheggiano pyrite mine in Italy. It shows a strong red/pink fluorescence in LW....
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Fluorescent Ruby, Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina
A little known mining area exists on Chunky Gal Mountain, near Franklin, Clay County, North Carolina. This area produces fine crystals...
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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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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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