Nature's Rainbows - fluorescent rocks and minerals from Europe

Phosgenite from Monteponi

Large grey-brown semi-transparent Phosgenite crystals emerge from the galena matrix. Sample of very low visual impact in daylight due to...

Calcite on Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Spain.

Moscona Mine, located in El Pontón de Solís region, town of Corvera de Asturias, in Spain. The fluorite in this location appears in the...

Lepidolite Microcline from Padrón river, Estepona, Malaga, Spain.

From the lithium pegmatites in the Padrón river, Estepona, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, better known for their beautiful Elbaite and...

Foyaite Igneous Rock from Monchique complex, Monchique, Faro, Portugal.

A nepheline syenite with predominant orthoclase and a trachytic texture. These are rich in fluorescent Sodalite

Alexandrite in Beryl var. Emerald from A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

Alexandrite is a variety of chrysoberyl. The most striking characteristic of this gem and that gives it more value is that it has a...

Sørensenite, Tugtupite. Kvanefjeld, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

This is a very unusual combo with the rare Sørensenite associated with Tugtupite. Its best response is under short-wave UV light,...

Scheelite, La Parrilla mine (Adelaida open pit mine), Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

La Parrilla mine (Adelaida open pit mine), Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. The largest tungsten mine in Spain and considered the...

Sellaite - Fluorite from Fontsante (France)

This is an old Sellaite (with minor Fluorite) specimen coming from the BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières) in Paris...

Hydrozincite and Smithsonite from Zorzone, Italy

This is a small nice Italian Zorzone mine Hydrozincite and Smithsonite specimen. The Hydrozincite coverage and thickness is very high on...

Fluorite and its different responses under UV light.

The classic fluorescent mineral, but all fluorites are not luminescent under UV ! Showing here some fluorites with different responses...