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Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery

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Brightly Fluorescent Fluorapatite Crystal from Bolivia

Brightly fluorescent crystal of fluorapatite from Cochabamba, Bolivia (possibly the Kami Mine). This specimen shows an unusual, bright,...

Fluorapatite on Matrix, Durango, Mexico

A palm-sized plate of brightly fluorescent fluorapatite crystals on a matrix of unknown identity. As shown in the photograph below, the...

Condor Agate, Mendoza, Argentina

Fluorescent Condor agate from the Los Noquis deposit, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina. This agate specimen consists of...

Calcite and Sphalerite - Huanzala Mine, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru

This is a multi-color longwave fluorescent rock from the Huanzala Mine, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru. The specimen has red-orange...

Fluorescent Calcite Diamond, Palmarejo Mine, Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico

This unique fluorescent specimen comes from the Palmarejo Mine, in Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico, and consists of a brightly fluorescent...

Smithsonite from Mexico (Buena Tierra mine)

Very nice sample of Smithsonite. It consists of an agglomerate of small crystals having the shape of pine cones. Some of them resemble...

Raspberry Garnet from Sierra de Cruces, Mexico

Raspberry garnet var grossular, also called Rosolite. 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, 14.4 g The main crystal is about 10mm in size. Nice orange/red...

Hyalite Opal, Electric Opal Knob, Zacatecas, Mexico

The Electric Opal Claim in Zacatecas, Mexico produced specimens of hyalite opal that were notable for having brilliant green fluorescence...

Smithsonite, El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico

The El Refugio Mine, located in Choix, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, is a notable source of beautiful specimens of the zinc carbonate...

Smithsonite, El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico

The El Refugio mine, located in Choix, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, is a notable source of beautiful specimens of the zinc carbonate...

Grossular - Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico

Pink grossular dodecahedrons and yellow non-fluorescent vesuvianite in a matrix of quartz and calcite, from the famous deposit in Sierra...

Calcite, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

This is a large, spectacular, plate of brightly fluorescent, plumose and needle-like calcite scalenohedrons from the San Antonio Mine,...

Selenite Rosette, Pisco, Peru

This is a brightly fluorescent and phosphorescent rosette of flat, bladed, selenite crystals from Las Salinas de Otuma, Paracas, Pisco,...

Mariposa (butterfly) Calcite, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

This specimen of Mariposa calcite shows bright orange fluorescence under short wave UV on the underside of the base of the piece. Note...

Mariposa Calcite, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

Mariposa calcite specimens are produced by several mines in the West Camp area of the Santa Eulalia Mining District in the Mexican State...

Selenite - Salinas de Otuma, Pisco, Peru

Rosettes and larger twinned crystals of translucent golden selenite, fluorescing pale yellow in LW. The crystals are also phosphorescent...

Calcite - Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

Flowery colorless sprays of calcite crystals on matrix fluorescing SW violet (second generation) and orange (first generation). Specific...

Hyalite Opal - San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Macro photos of glassy botryoidal hyalite on matrix. The textures are remarkable in white light, and LW produces a very bright green...

Calcite - Challenger Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Macro photos of a terlingua-type calcite crystal. This material is colorless in white light, bright pink in LW, and (not pictured) blue...

Dumortierite, Vaca Morta Quarry, Bahia, Brazil

Dumortierite is an aluminum iron borosilicate mineral that doesn't get much attention in the world of fluorescence, but is a lovely...