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Fluorite and Barite of pale fluorescence with a coating of rare sand give it a contrast that makes it really aesthetic. 90x 60 mm Under...

Moscona mine. More known for its fluorites of unusual white fluorescence with long phosphorescence in some samples being more common in...

Arizona is home to some great fluorescent rock collecting (as well as some of the best birding in North America). Great mines are...

This gemmy cluster of yellow fluorite cubes from Aouli, Morocco makes a nice display specimen under normal light. Under UV, however, it...

The Walworth Quarry has been a productive source of highly desirable fluorite specimens for many years. The Walworth fluorites are...

The Midwest is host to a variety of locations that have produced unique fluorite specimens that do not show the typical deep blue...

This is lovely and somewhat unusual fluorite from a classic Midwest location. This specimen originated from the White Rock Quarry in...

Somewhere between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, lie the Cady Mountains. At least there is some treasure between the two cities, here's a...

Here's a beautiful fluorite with phantoms from the Moscona Mine in Asturias, Spain. Not the typical blue, but instead a very soft cream...

At Tucson 2017 I had my deathray longwave LED flashlight (as did one other fellow). We came across a vendor selling Mapami fluorite...

Numerous mines in Northern England have produced beautiful fluorite specimens. Of interest to fluorescent mineral collectors is that...

Calcite and Fluorite combinations rarely get boring. This one has a very unique fluorite pattern within the primarily calcite matrix....

Fluorite is a mineral that occurs in many different colors and habits, and is often fluorescent under UV. Most commonly, fluorite shows...

Under normal daylight, this is a rather nondescript looking rock, but when viewed under UV it explodes with color in a spectacular...

Daylight fluorescence is a phenomenon where some fluorescent minerals show a noticeable color change under sunlight, due to the UV...

An interesting chip calcite on fluorite from Chenzhou, Hunan, China. What's really different is that each calcite chip seems to have a...

Cluster of large, light purple, stepped, fluorite cubes, from the historic Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin...

This is an exceptionally bright fluorescent specimen of amber-colored fluorite cubes on a bed of micro calcite crystals, on limestone...

This is a striking specimen from the Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg area, Yavapai Co., Arizona, consisting of coarsely crystalline rock...

A small percentage of purple fluorite from the Ojuela Mine in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, shows a beautiful, rich, red fluorescence under UV....