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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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Clinohedrite and Willemite, Franklin, New Jersey
This classic fluorescent rock from Franklin, New Jersey, contains orange fluorescent clinohedrite, green fluorescing willemite, and black...
Fluorescent Ruby, Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina
A little known mining area exists on Chunky Gal Mountain, near Franklin, Clay County, North Carolina. This area produces fine crystals...
Willemite, Calcite and Fluorite from the Southwest: Hogan Claim, Arizona
Under normal daylight, this is a rather nondescript looking rock, but when viewed under UV it explodes with color in a spectacular...
Very Phosphorescent Radiating Willemite, on Calcite - Franklin, NJ
As explained by Earl Verbeek, resident Franklin FLM guru: "The term "radiating willemite" has nothing to do with its fluorescent or...
Celestine, Strontianite and Calcite, from the Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Ohio
From the Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio, this is a beautiful Midwestern fluorescent specimen consisting of blocky, white...
Selenite, Baja California, Mexico
This is a cluster of white, bladed, intergrown crystals of selenite from an interesting location in Baja California, Mexico. Located at...
Calcite and Celestine, Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Ohio
This beautiful fluorescent specimen from the Midwest features a prominent doubly-terminated calcite crystal on a limestone matrix,...
Witherite, Calcite, Baryte, and more! North Yorkshire, England
England has some very interesting and famous fluorescent materials. Material from the Danby Level, Northside Mines, Whaw, Arkengarthdale,...
Two Generations of Calcite from Missouri
This is an interesting specimen consisting of what appears to be two generations of calcite and areas of drusy quartz, on a limestone...
Calcite Cleavage Rhomb, Cave Stone Co. Quarry, Norristown, Indiana
Although this is not one of my more brightly-fluorescent specimens, it nonetheless shows a beautiful response under UV. It is a...
Calcite, France Stone Co. Quarry, Grape, Michigan
Here’s an interesting little fluorescent specimen from an obscure Midwestern location, consisting of small clusters of honey-colored...
Strange Fluorescent Aragonite Cave Formation, Shoals, Indiana
This is a very peculiar and interesting specimen of aragonite dripstone, collected in an unnamed cave in a limestone quarry in Shoals,...
Fluorite and Calcite, Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Ohio
This is an exceptionally bright fluorescent specimen of amber-colored fluorite cubes on a bed of micro calcite crystals, on limestone...
Chlorophane, Sphalerite, Fluorapatite, Willemite from Franklin, New Jersey
This is a beautiful 4-color, mixed mineral, fluorescent specimen from the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey. The primary component is...
Fluorescent Calcite, Fluorite, Willemite, from the Purple Passion Mine, Arizona
This is a striking specimen from the Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg area, Yavapai Co., Arizona, consisting of coarsely crystalline rock...
Yellow Zincite, Willemite, Calcite, Sphalerite - Sterling Hill NJ
Yellow zincite strongly fluorescent under longwave 365nm, with willemite and calcite. The blue fluorescence is strongly phosphorescent. ...
Fluorescent Calcite from the Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Iowa
This is a larger specimen consisting of what appear to be two generations of calcite crystals on a limestone matrix, from the Linwood...
Calcite Crystals on Limestone Matrix, Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa
Gemmy, modified scalenohedral, calcite crystals with marcasite inclusions, on limestone matrix, from the Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott...
Agrellite, Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Québec, Canada
Massive, light grey colored, crystalline agrellite from the Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM,...
Opalized Volcanic Tuff, Burro Creek, Arizona
Light-colored, dendritic, brecciated opalized volcanic tuff (opalite) having a sponge like texture. Contains weblike veins of hyalite...
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