Hydrozincite, Smithsonite from Hermosa mine, Spain.
Hydrozincite has an intense light blue fluorescence and smithsonite is dark blue creating a wild contrast! (according to some comments)....
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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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Calcite Fluorite from Berta quarry, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
The Berta quarry is an inactive quarry located on the northwest slope of the Sierra de Roques Blanques, in the municipalities of San...
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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...
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Calcite from Malmberget, Sweden
Small plate of compact calcite crystals; 7x4x1cm, 59g. Zoned yellow/green fluorescence under shortwave UV light, honey under longwave UV...
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Fluorite, Baryte from Berbes Spain with red fluo LW 365nm
The Berbes mining area, in Ribadesella Asturias, Spain is a classic for Spanish minerals from its mines many world-class specimens have...
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Spinel, Clinohumite in Marble from Sierra de Mijas, Malaga, Spain.
Spinel and Clinohumite micro crystals on a marble matrix. From Sierra de Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is a difficult material to...
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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,...
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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...
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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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Hydrozincite from the Zorzone Mine, Italy
Hydrozoncite on matrix. The hydrozincite fluoresces a nice blue under shortwave UV light, not much under longwave. The matrix has a weak...
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Sphalerite and Dolomite from the Raibl Mines, Italy
Rough piece of orange/brown sphalerite var schalenblende intermixed with white dolomite. The schalenblende fluoresces a nice orange,...
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Smithsonite, Cerussite and Hydrozincinte from the Zorzone Mine, Italy
Pocket of smithsonite crystals on matrix. On top of the smithsonite there are a few small cerussite crystals. Under longwave UV light...
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Acicular Aragonite from S. Agostino di Coli, Italy
Acicular aragonite crystals. Bluish/white fluorescence under UV light with green phosphorescence/afterglow. From S. Agostino, Coli,...
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Celestine from La Grasta Mine, Sicily, Italy
Clear white celestine crystals (about 1cm) with sulphur on matrix. The celestine fluoresces a nice blue/white under UV light (any...
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Nosean on Sanidine from In den Dellen quarries, Germany
Nosean on Sanidine from the In den Dellen quarries in Germany. The overall size is about 6 x 5 x 4 cm and weights 74 g. Under long wave...
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Dolomite, Calcite - Långban Pole Dump, Långban, Sweden
An incredibly bright SW combo, the dolomite fluoresces deep red and the calcite red-orange. Under LW, the dolomite continues to produce a...
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Scheelite - Mittersill Scheelite Deposit, Salzburg, Austria
Grains and veins of scheelite in quartz matrix, fluorescing bright cornflower blue in SW. Lit by a 240w SW transilluminator. Specimen is...
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Schalenblende, Pomorzany Mine, Olkusz, Poland
Schalenblende is an interesting rock composed of concentric layers of fine grained sphalerite, typically included with intergrown...
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Wavellite - Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Radiating sprays of light blue wavellite crystals in dark brown shale. In LW the wavellite fluoresces bright aqua blue. Circular patterns...
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Greenland Fantasy Rock, a Spectacular, Multi-Colored Fluorescent Treat from the Taseq Slope
This is an excellent example of Greenland Fantasy Rock, showing a beautiful multi-colored, multi-wavelength fluorescent response under...
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