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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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Flashlights vs. Display Lights
In 2015 I publicized the Convoy S2 here on NR and it took our world by storm. Its powerful spot LED made rocks glow like we had never...
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Complex Twinned Calcite, Sambava, Madagascar
During 2004-2005, a limited find of morphologically complex, multiply twinned, light yellow, gemmy calcite was made in the cavities of a...
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Fluorescent ruby from Tanzania
Shown here is a pretty nice specimen of corundum var. ruby from the Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania. Its...
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World-class fluorescent & phosphorescent selenite from Manitoba, Canada
Pristine, complete all around, world-class specimen of golden gypsum var. selenite from the Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba,...
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Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite, and Calcite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey
This spectacular, 4-colored, fluorescent specimen is from the famous Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. Under short wave...
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Fluorite, Manganocalcite, Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Peru.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru Size: 48mm x 30mm x 25mm Fluorite under shortwave UV is a...
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Yttrofluorite, Joseph Mine, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Yttrofluorite is a variety of fluorite in which the rare earth element yttrium substitutes for some of the calcium in the fluorite...
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Fluorescent & phosphorescent selenite from Manitoba, Canada
Nice specimen of gypsum var. selenite from the Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the first picture, the specimen is shown...
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Scheelite and caliche from Darwin, California
Nice cabinet specimen, recently obtained in a trade, consisting of scheelite (bright blueish-white under shortwave UV, and yellow under...
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Tenebrescent sodalite, with chkalovite, tugtupite and uranyl, from Greenland
Very nice cabinet-sized specimen consisting of tenebrescent sodalite (orange fluorescence under all UV wavelengths, brighter LW), with...
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Tenebrescent yellow sodalite from Greenland
Shown here is a very modest sized but lovely specimen of tenebrescent yellow sodalite, from Taseq Slope East, IlÃmaussaq complex, Narsaq,...
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Tugtupite from Greenland
Cute little specimen of tugtupite, associated with chkalovite (assumed ID), along with some uranyl-activated green fluorescence, plus...
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Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico
Very nice cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District, fluorescing...
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Fluorescent aragonite from Mexico
Very nice, large cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District,...
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"Multiwave" fluorescent kunzite from Brazil
Large cabinet-sized specimen of spodumene var. kunzite, from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Shown fluorescing under shortwave UV in...
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Calcite, willemite and fluorite , from the Hull mine, Arizona
Nice cabinet-sized specimen of calcite (red fluorescence), willemite (green fluorescence) and fluorite (blue fluorescence), from the Hull...
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Calcite, willemite & hydrozincite from Sterling Hill, NJ
Nice cabinet-sized specimen of calcite (red fluorescence), willemite (green fluorescence), franklinite (non fluorescent), with a coating...
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Gemmy dark green sodalite from Greenland
Gemmy green sodalite from Kangerlussaq, IlÃmaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland. In the first image, the specimen is shown...
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Agrellite from Kipawa, Québec, Canada
Shown here is a truely gorgeous specimen of agrellite (bright pink fluorescence under shortwave and midwave UV, best midwave; weak orange...
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A Midwestern Midwave UV Mineral Treasure from the Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri
This is a true Midwestern midwave UV fluorescent mineral treasure from the Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri. Featuring...
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