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Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery

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Linde Star Sapphire

In 1947, the Linde Air Products Company of New York began producing a form of synthetic gem corundum that was marketed in the gemstone...

Multi-Colored Sphalerite, Balmat No. 4 Mine, Balmat, New York

Featured here are two specimens consisting of sphalerite/zinc ore from the ZCA Mine No. 4 (now called the Empire State No. 4 Mine),...

Multi-Colored Sphalerite, Balmat No. 4 Mine, Balmat, New York

Large, triangular-shaped piece of metallic grey colored sphalerite/zinc ore with brassy grains of an unidentified sulfide mineral (pyrite...

Bird's Eye Sphalerite, Balmat, New York

Recently acquired bird's eye sphalerite from Balmat, NY,. They fluoresce purple/blue/green under long-wave UV. This specimen above is a...

Pargasite and Diopside, Franklin Quarry, Franklin, New Jersey

This rock contains large grains of green pargasite and grey-white diopside, and is quite attractive under both UV and visible light. It...

Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite, and Calcite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey

This spectacular, 4-colored, fluorescent specimen is from the famous Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. Under short wave...

Willemite, Franklinite and Zincite- The Trio of Classic Ore Minerals from the Franklin Mine

Willemite, franklinite and zincite represent the three most important zinc-bearing minerals mined at the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New...

Willemite Crystal on Calcite Matrix, Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, New Jersey

A large, well-formed, red/brown willemite crystal sits on top of a matrix of white calcite, from the Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill,...

Sphalerite, Chlorophane, Apatite and Willemite from Franklin, New Jersey

This is a spectacular 4-color, mixed mineral, fluorescent specimen from the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey. This rock contains...

Apple Green Willemite, Franklin, New Jersey

This is a variety of willemite from Franklin, New Jersey called "apple green willemite" for its, well... apple green color. This is one...

Calcozincite- A Bright Rainbow of Colors from Sterling Hill, New Jersey

This brightly fluorescent specimen of calcozincite was collected during a 2019 night dig at Sterling Hill, New Jersey. Calcozincite is a...

Anthophyllite, Tremolite, Talc - Talcville, New York

A mixture of anthophyllite (formerly known as manganocummingtonite) and tremolite crystals with minor talc. The anthophyllite fluoresces...

Fluorescent Zincite from the Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, New Jersey

Zincite is considered to be a rare mineral, occurring in quantity at only Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. In its pure form,...

Spectacular 5-Color Rock from Franklin, New Jersey, Featuring Esperite, Calcite, Hardystonite, Wille

When it comes to fluorescent rocks, the brighter and more colors seen under UV, the better. Franklin, New Jersey, the Fluorescent...

Manganaxinite and Probable Margarosanite, Franklin mine, Franklin, New Jersey

Buff-colored piece of solid Axinite-(Mn) [aka manganaxinite], with minor willemite and a blue/white fluorescent mineral that is likely...

Hyalophane from the Famous Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey

Hyalophane is a barium rich variety of the feldspar mineral microcline that shows pink/magenta fluorescence under short wave UV. In this...

Calcite, Willemite, Franklinite and Zincite: A Sterling Hill, NJ Classic

This is a classic, bright fluorescent specimen from the famous Sterling mine in Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. This piece...

Calcite, Willemite and Rhodonite, Franklin, New Jersey

This is a classic mineral association from Franklin, New Jersey; brightly fluorescent calcite and willemite in combination with pink...

Chondrodite and Diopside, Warwick, New York

The Amity area of the Town of Warwick, in Orange County, New York, is located near the central region of the Franklin marble belt, and is...

Willemite, Balmat, New York

Light grey, translucent crystals of willemite on and in a light grey matrix, from Balmat, St. Lawrence Co., New York. The willemite...