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Fluorapatite var."Spargelstein" from Jumilla, Spain.

Fluorapatite var."Spargelstein" on Hematite (not fluo) covered with small spheres of Calcite and Chalcedony. From Nuestra Señora del...

Violet laser reactive "optical calcite" from the area of Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Small calcite cleavage from a now depleted small occurrence near Gatineau, in Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. Fluoresces pretty nicely under...

Multicolor fluorescent calcite from the area of Gatineau, Qc, Canada

In daylight, this specimen is something most collectors would not even bother looking at; but since I knew calcite from this locale,...

Scheelite, with calcite and fluorite, from Hunan, China

Nice little specimen from the Chashan Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. Interestingly, the...

Apatite Calcite crystals with Chalcedony coating from Jumilla, Spain

This is an grouping of Apatite and Calcite crystals with a Chalcedony coating from Nuestra Señora del Carmen mine, La Celia volcano,...

Vividly Fluorescent Calcite from the Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri

This vivid fluorescent specimen is from a classic midwestern location, the Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds...

Calcite & dolomite; Långban mine, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Shown here is a nice little specimen of very brightly fluorescing calcite, with dolomite, from the Långban mine. This material is so...

Calcite, with strong "brief intense phosphorescence" - Estrie, Quebec, Canada

This calcite specimen, with the typical red fluorescence (best MW, then SW, then LW, as it's often the case with red fluorescing...

Fluorescent calcite, with quartz crystals - Estrie, Quebec, Canada

Nice small cabinet-sized specimen, consisting of calcite crystals, over milky quartz crystals. As it's often the case with typical red...

Calcite from the area of Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada

Shown here is a pretty nice cabinet-sized specimen of calcite with dolomite, on a dolostone matrix, found near the town of...

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...

Willemite and Calcite, Puttapa Zinc Mine, Australia

Classic fluorescent specimen from the Puttapa Zinc Mine, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia. This rock consists of a...

Uncommon Fluorescent Calcite from the Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee

Every so often, a common location will produce a very uncommon specimen. The Elmwood mine, a zinc mine located in Carthage, Tennessee,...

"Optical" calcite - Gatineau area, Quebec, Canada

The specimen shown here, while not having the most spectacular brightness, is still a really nice display piece. Its transparency makes...

Bright 3 colors fluorescent calcite from Cap-Chat, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada

Small but pretty nice cabinet specimen of highly fluorescent calcite from a rarely heard-of locality in the Gaspe peninsula (Gaspésie) in...

Brightly fluorescent calcite from Sainte-Anne-Des-Monts, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada

In daylight, calcite specimens from this rarely heard-of (and now depleted) locale are not quite spectacular; just white rhombohedral...

LW, MW & SW tenebrescent hackmanite - Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Nice cabinet-sized specimen of sodalite var. hackmanite, from a recent find in the District of Sudbury, in Ontario, Canada. It is...

LW, MW & SW tenebrescent hackmanite - Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Small but pretty nice specimen of sodalite var. hackmanite, from a recent find in the District of Sudbury, in Ontario, Canada. It is...

LW, MW & SW tenebrescent hackmanite - Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Shown here is a nice cabinet-sized specimen of sodalite var. hackmanite, from a recent find in the District of Sudbury, in Ontario,...

Polylithionite rosette from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

While not being of considerable size, this is one of the most aesthetic specimens in my collection. It consists of a well-formed rosette...