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Sterling Hill calcite and willemite is known for its very bright fluorescence. This piece doesn't disappoint as the core displays...

This was a fortuitous find at a local mineral show. Just like with oysters, one never knows what one will find in a geode. In addition to...

This is the brightest Miller Canyon, AZ rock that I have. It is also a rare 5 color rock. It is about 4". There is Calcite, Willemite,...

Here is a beautiful multicolored specimen from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico. This piece has Smithsonite that fluoresces Red and Violet,...

Black and White agate with pockets of calcite and aragonite. Not as spectacular in daylight as Crazy Lace Agate [also from Chihuahua] but...

This spectacular fluorescent specimen is from the Long Lake Zinc Mine, Olden Township, near Parham, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada. The...

Pink to white cleavage rhombs of Terlingua-type calcite on a limestone matrix, from the Cave Stone Co. Quarry, Norristown, Indiana. This...

The North Geronimo Mine, also known as the Pure Potential Mine, is located in the Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. The matrix of...

This is a mixed specimen containing calcite, fluorite, sphalerite and likely other minerals. It was self-collected in 2015 at the...

Calcite from this locale is know for fluorescing different colors when exposed to different wavelengths of ultraviolet light. This one...

Highly fluorescent under three wavelengths. Daylight, SW, LW, MW. 13 ounces. 4 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. f/11 ISO-100 1.6 seconds for...

This is a spectacular extra large 7" specimen from the Hogan claim in AZ. Because of their brightness, these specimens are a...

This is one of the most striking specimens from the mines in Mongolia of this material. The calcite offers a dramatic backdrop for the...

Here’s a rare specimen right out of Manual Robbins’ book (Fluorescence, Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, 1994), pages 192 and...

An interesting, but not exceptional rock from Miller Canyon. However, the sphalerite's phosphorescence is quite interesting and exhibits...

An interesting little specimen from Promontory Point in Utah. The red fluorescing calcite is like a circular bolt of lightning. The...

A nice small cabinet specimen from the Puttapa zinc mine in Australia, about 3" long. The UV image is 30W SW plus 30W MW. The MW brings...

Graham Fraser added 39 photos to Facebook - copied most of them here A whole album from one rock! It's from Third Plain Zinc Prospect...

BARITE ON YELLOW CALCITE. ELK CREEK, MEADE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA 4 ½ OUNCES 2 ¾ X 2 ¾ X 1 ¼ inches f/11 ISO-100 .8 second