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Fluorescent Minerals from Europe (not including Greenland and Sweden)


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...


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...


Sodalite (Hackmanite) with Chkalovite, Phosphorescent Greenland
Greenland offers up some of the most interesting pieces of hackmanite, usually with the brightest fluorescence. This piece checks all the...
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Chalcedoy & Unknown from Batallones Hill, Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain
This is a really amazing specimen and it is not only because of its color contrast but also because of its intense glow after SW the...


Brightly Fluorescent Tugtupite from the Taseq Slope, Ilimaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
This brightly fluorescent tugtupite specimen was collected in 2005 by Mark Cole from the Western Taseq Slope of the Ilmaussaq complex,...
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