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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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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Really caleidoscopic rock from Australia (Puttapa zinc mine)
Very nice rock with brilliant and saturated red and green colors over a light blue matrix. Black dendritic patterns of about 1 cm are...
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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...
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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...
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Smithsonite, Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Vivid pink and blue fluorescence is seen in this specimen of smithsonite from the Glove Mine in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. When viewed...
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Smithsonite, Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Vivid pink and blue fluorescence is seen in this specimen of smithsonite from the Glove Mine in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. When viewed...
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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...
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Calcite, Fluorite, Willemite, Smithsonite, Aragonite from Arizona
This specimen was mined during a trip with Bill Gardner in the 2005 and comes from Hogan Claim site. Nothing to say about the calcite...
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Smithonite, Hidrozincite, Fluorite, Calcite.
Smithonita, Hidrozincita, Fluorita, Calcita. Mina Eduardo, Güéjar Sierra, Granada, España.
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Belgian smithsonite
One of Belgium's lesser known fluorescent minerals is smithsonite. It fluoresces weakly in SW UV but much stronger in the powerbeam of...
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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...
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Turkey Fat Smithsonite, Rush Historic District, Arkansas
Simply, one of the best mineral names in fluorescent rocks. Turkey Fat Smithsonite, from the Rush Historic District, Marion County,...
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Smithsonite (?) on Diopside (?) from the Red Raven Mine Adelanto, CA
Diopside (fl blue & yellow), smithsonite (fl red) under 253.7nm SW from the Red Raven Mine in Adelanto, CA. All mineral identifications...
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Zinc Minerals Willemite and Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia.
Green Willemite and white-tan Smithsonite -as described in Robbins (1994). Willemite covers about half of the surface of the specimen...
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Fluorescent Smithsonite and Willemite, Third Plain Zinc Deposit, Bunkers Range, South Australia
This is a beautiful fluorescent specimen from the Lower Slope, Third Plain Zinc Deposit, Angorichina Station, Bunkers Range, Northern...
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Calcite, Willemite, Smithsonite, Puttapa Australia
A fascinating example of Puttapa Australia measuring 3". The UV photo is LW + SW. Photographed with a 60mm macro lens at F32 ISO 100.
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Calcite, Willemite, Smithsonite, Puttapa Australia
An extraordinary example from the Puttapa Zinc mine in Australia measuring 3". The UV photo is a combination of LW and SW. Photographed...
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Tenebrescent Hemimorphite, Fluorapatite, Tarbuttite; Skorpion Mine, Namibia
Though our collection isn't very extensive, this is without a doubt, the most unique piece we have. First of all, the color patterns...
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Cadmium Smithsonite and Quartz, County Clare, Ireland
The Emerald Isle seems to be woefully under-represented when it comes to fluorescent minerals. However, here's a nice little piece from...
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