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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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Fluorescent combo from the Long Lake Zinc Mine, near Parham, Ontario, Canada

Shown here is a nice specimen of fluorescent calcitic marble from this well-known Canadian locale. The most abundant mineral is the red...

Chondrodite, Calcite, Diopside, Aragonite - Long Lake Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada

Classic combo from LLZ. In SW, the chondrodite fluoresces yellow, the calcite pink, the diopside aqua blue, and the aragonite blue. Lit...

Spectacular Fluorescent Specimen from the Long Lake Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada

This is a beautiful multi-colored fluorescent specimen from the Long Lake Zinc Mine, near Parham, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada. Under...

Another Long Lake combo

The Parham combos are top material for the fluorophile collectors. Calcite = red, diopside = greenish blue, chondrodite = orange,...

Aragonite and chondrodite

Locality: Long Lake Zinc Mine, Olden Township, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada The locality yields specimens that are stunning. Sometimes...

Calcite, Diopside, and Chondrodite, Long Lake Zinc Mine, Parham, Ontario, Canada

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

Chondrodite, Calcite, Diopside from Long Lake, Canada

Long Lake - there's some really good pieces to be found in that mine, especially if you're willing to camp out for a few days and do some...

4-Color Starry Sky from Long Lake Zinc Mine, Canada

I visited this area three times several years ago and spent some serious time busting boulders. If you find the right piece it can be...

Calcite, Aragonite, Chondrodite, Diopside - Long Lake Zinc Mine, Canada

Taken under "fullwave" - SW+MW+LW - very rare layered material from LLZ

Layer Cake - Chondrodite, Calcite, Diopside, Hydrozincite, Aragonite - Long Lake Zinc Mine - Ontario

Exceptional examples of the complex mineralogy at the LLZ mine in Canada. Only a couple of specimens like this were collected from one...

Chondrodite, Calcite, Diopside, Hydrozincite, Aragonite - Long Lake Zinc Mine - Ontario, Canada

Chondrodite, Calcite, Diopside, Hydrozincite - Long Lake Zinc Mine - Ontario, Canada

Chondrodite, Calcite, Diopside, Aragonite - LLZ "Layer Cake" from the Long Lake Zinc Mine,

Diopside, Chondrodite, Aragonite - Long Lake Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada

The bright white streaks (lightning bolts) are aragonite, blue diopside, yellow chondrodite

Chondrodite, w/ Calcite, Diopside, Hydrozincite - LLZ Mine, Canada

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