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Two-Color Calcite and Willemite from a New Find- The Night Hawk Mine in New Mexico

This exceptional two-color fluorescent specimen was collected by notable New Mexico collectors Ken and Gail Hennig from a new find in...

Acicular Aragonite.

Acicular Aragonite "aka" Aragonito de Pantoja. Deposit located in the municipality of Pantoja in Toledo. This municipality is...

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...

Horn Silver Sphalerite, it has it all!

Horn Silver Sphalerite is one of our favorite materials. Fluorescent in all wavelengths with an amazing array of colors, phosphorescent,...

Calcite and Sulfur from the Maybee Quarry, Maybee, Michigan

A fluorescent beauty from the Midwest. Yes, there are fluorescent minerals in the Midwest! Brightly fluorescent/phosphorescent calcite...

Fluorite, Calcite, Willemite; the Hull Mine, Castle Dome Mountains, Arizona

Arizona is home to some great fluorescent rock collecting (as well as some of the best birding in North America). Great mines are...

"Tugtulite" - Tugtupite from the Type Locality, Greenland

Famous “Tugtulite” (original story below) from the type locale for tugtupite. We made many significant discoveries over the 11 years I...

Kunzite (Spodumene) Kunar Valley Afghanistan.

Esta es una Spodumena var. Kuncita en matriz procedente del Valle Kunar en Afganistan. Se muestra bajo LW con una intensa respuesta...

Wollastonite with Fluorapatite; Drum Valley, California

Wollastonite is a fairly common and widespread mineral. That said, minerals from each locale seem to have their unique differences and...

Fluorite Cubes, Walworth Quarry, Walworth, New York

The Walworth Quarry has been a productive source of highly desirable fluorite specimens for many years. The Walworth fluorites are...

Terlingua Calcite, a Multi-Wavelength Beauty from the Mercury Mines of Terlingua, Texas

Some calcite specimens collected from the area of Terlingua, Texas show one of the most spectacular and beautiful examples of...

Fluorite from Bluffton, Ohio

The Midwest is host to a variety of locations that have produced unique fluorite specimens that do not show the typical deep blue...

Non-Root Beer Fluorite from Clay Center, Ohio

This is lovely and somewhat unusual fluorite from a classic Midwest location. This specimen originated from the White Rock Quarry in...

A Beautiful Midwestern Fluorescent Classic- Celestine, Strontianite and Calcite from the Stoneco Lim

This is a matrix-free cluster of blocky white celestine crystals, partially altered to strontianite, and honey-colored calcite...

Fluorescent Selenite Blades from the Great Salt Plains, Jet, Oklahoma

The state of Oklahoma is not known to be a prolific source of fluorescent mineral specimens. However, the Great Salt Plains, located in...

Gypsum, var. Selenite, Manitoba, Canada

Selenite from the Red River Spillway (Floodway) in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada should be on everyone's list to add to their collection....

Calcite, Chihuahua, Mexico

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

Sphalerite, Willemite, and Franklinite, Sterling Hill Mine, NJ

Sphalerite is a stunning material, and apparently quite varied in its manifestations. This Sterling Hill Mine specimen is a rather large...

Blue Tip Calcite (Phantoms) - Palmarejo Mine, Mexico

Calcite crystals (two generations, one growing on top of the other) - creating beautiful phantoms. The internal crystal seems to be Mn...

Spectacular 3-Color Rock from Miller Canyon, Arizona

Miller Canyon is located in the rugged terrain of the Huachuca Mountains, in Cochise County, Arizona. Near the top of Miller Canyon lies...