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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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Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite, Yangshuo Mine, China
This is a large specimen consisting of sky-blue plumbogummite (white light) psuedomorph that has replaced an intergrown cluster of...
Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite, Yangshuo Mine, China
This is a large specimen consisting of pale sky-blue plumbogummite psuedomorph that has replaced an intergrown cluster of hexagonal...
Fluorescent Chalcanthite with Antlerite, Brochantite-MDO2 and Shungite(1) - Dongchaun, China/荧光胆矾
An unusual find in Dec 2021, hard to say to be beautiful but strange enough indeed. As chalcanthite is a simple copper sulfate mineral,...
Scheelite, with calcite and fluorite, from Hunan, China
Nice little specimen from the Chashan Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. Interestingly, the...
Scheelite and Muscovite, Mt Xuebaoding, Sichuan, China
Large, brightly fluorescent, pseudo-octahedral scheelite crystal on a matrix of non-fluorescent muscovite plates. From Mt Xuebaoding,...
Plumbogummite, Pyromorphite - Yangshuo Mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Delicate casts of light blue triangular plumbogummite crystals growing over/after decayed hexagonal green pyromorphite crystals, a few of...
Fluorite - De'an Fluorite Mine, Jiujiang, China
Purple octahedral fluorite crystals in matrix with a second generation of colorless cubic fluorite atop. The octahedral crystals...
Valentinite from Lengshuijiang Sb deposit, China
A seldom seen fluorescent mineral - Kuangshan Town, Lengshuijiang City, Loudi City, Hunan Prov. - under longwave. Photo courtesy 沈洪涛
Fluorite and Calcite, Weishan Mine, Jining, Shandong, China
Fluorite and calcite combinations from China are pretty common. This one however, just seems different. Perhaps it's that the calcite...
Scheelite from China - Multi-Color Response under Shortwave, Midwave, and Longwave UV.
There was a recent post in the FMS Fluorescent Mineral Group on Facebook discussing the fluorescence of scheelite under LW UV (UVA). I...
Creedite; Qinglong Mine, Guizhou, China
Here's an amazing Creedite from the Qinglong Mine, in the Guizhou Province. Not only does the speciment have beautiful crystals in...
Creedite, Qinglong Mine, Guizhou Province, China
Radiating sprays of transparent, gemmy prismatic creedite crystals on a bed of white quartz druse. This specimen is from the Qinglong...
Calcite, Fluorite and Pyrite; Chenzhou, Hunan China
An interesting chip calcite on fluorite from Chenzhou, Hunan, China. What's really different is that each calcite chip seems to have a...
Smithsonite, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Apparently a relatively recent find, this material is stunning! Like a lemon sorbet in natural light, it becomes a beautiful raspberry...
Blades of Calcite, Inner Mongolia, China
Calcite comes in many forms and variations: poker chips, pagodas, crystals, massive, and many other forms. Here's an interesting bladed...
Calcite with a little Fluorite, Taolin Mine, China
A large and pretty calcite specimen from the Taolin Mine, Linxiang County, Hunan, China. The calcite glows a bright red in SW and a much...
Wollastonite, Fengjiashan Mine, China
Wollastonite from the Fengjiashan Mine, Daye, Hubei, China. Not especially bright compared to other minerals, but a very nice subtle...
Scheelite and a violet laser
This scheelite from Pingwu, Sichuan, China, contains some Rare Earth Elements. As a result it fluoresces red when hit with a 405 nm...
Plumbogummite after Pyromorphite, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Province, China
A recent post in our FLM FB group revealed a relatively unknown fluorescent specimen from China - plumbogummite. Shen Tao posted a pic...
Fluorescent 'Dragon Egg' Fluorite Slice - Inner Mongolia
These fluorite slices originated in the Inner Mongolia region of China. The fluorite nodule formed around a mineral inclusion[s] and,...
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