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One of the many specimens collected in the Green Monster Mine, Sandy Valley, Nevada, in early January 2022. The blue-white fluorescent is...

Here's a specimen from Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan that displays well under both UV and visible light. When...

While it is far from being my most impressive and brightest fluorescent mineral specimen, I thought this one was worthy of being posted...

Nice little specimen of deeply tenebrescent hackmanite with [richterite?] from the Koksha Valley, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan,...

Shown in this post is my very first good quality specimen of "apple green" willemite aka "daylight willemite" from the world famous...

Nice cabinet sized specimen, consisting of a phlogopite crystal in a calcitic marble matrix, from the Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province,...

Red fluorescence in fluorite is uncommon and is a response that is typically brightest under long wave UV (365 nm). Two notable...

Green Sodalite (Hackmanite) (SW/LW: orange) on Lujavrite, Feldspar (SW: magenta), Uranyl-activated coating (SW: green) Locale:...

The specimen shown here, while not having the most spectacular brightness, is still a really nice display piece. Its transparency makes...

Willemite, franklinite and zincite represent the three most important zinc-bearing minerals mined at the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New...

Specimen of fluorescent schalenblende from the Raibl Mines, Cave del Predil, Tarvisio, Udine Province, Friulli Benezia Giulia, Italy,...

Fluorescent Condor agate from the Los Noquis deposit, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina. This agate specimen consists of...

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

This specimen consists of complex intergrown golden calcite crystals perched on a limestone matrix, from the Irving Materials Quarry in...

Hardystonite, Clinohedrite, Willemite. Franklin, New Jersey, USA Under Short Wave UV light 254nm Hardystonite is purple-blue,...

Lemon Opal McLaughlin Mine, (Manhattan Mine) Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa Co., California, USA Unusual yellow fluorescence...

Nice three colors combo from the famous Kipawa alkaline complex in Western Quebec, Canada. I like how well balanced the colors are on...

This specimen is one of my favorite in my small Greenland fluorescent minerals collection. It consists of the typical mineral assemblage...

Shown here is a pretty neat specimen, consisting mostly of sodalite (highly tenebrescent), along with chkalovite, and minor amounts of...

Here is a nice floater crystal of gypsum var. selenite, from Willow Creek, near Nanton, Alberta, Canada, showing the typical "hourglass"...