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Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery

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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...

Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico

Very nice cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District, fluorescing...

Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico

Very nice, large cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District,...

Gemmy "Terlingua-type" calcite with blue light and green laser fluorescence

Shown here is a pretty small but nicely transparent, gemmy cleavage rhomb of "Terlingua-type" calcite from the Challenger Cave, Nuevo...

"Terlingua-type" calcite with unusual yellow midwave UV response

A few months ago, I purchased this nice and quite big cleavage rhomb of "terlingua-type" calcite, from the Challenger Cave, Nuevo Leon,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Daylight Fluorescent Hyalite Opal, Zacatecas, Mexico

Colorless to greenish, transparent, glassy bubbles of hyalite opal (Opal-AN) covering an unknown brown/grey colored matrix, from Electric...

Danburite from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Danburite is a calcium borosilicate mineral that is sometimes cut as a gemstone. Like many minerals, when found in its pure form it is...

Calcite, Chihuahua, Mexico

Another specimen from an old collection, this one an interesting calcite from Chihuahua, Mexico . Anyway, though this one looks like it...