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This curious oddity is a fluorescent drill core specimen that was sampled from an Ordovician limestone bed on the West side of Nashville,...

This is a unique fluorescent calcite specimen from the Rensselaer Quarry, Pleasant Ridge, Jasper County, Indiana, that shows an unusual...

This is a rare and unique fluorescent calcite specimen from the Rensselaer Quarry, Pleasant Ridge, Jasper County, Indiana that shows a...

This is a true Midwestern midwave UV fluorescent mineral treasure from the Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri. Featuring...

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

This vivid fluorescent specimen is from a classic midwestern location, the Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds...

Every so often, a common location will produce a very uncommon specimen. The Elmwood mine, a zinc mine located in Carthage, Tennessee,...

Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, the Linwood Mine is one of the largest underground limestone...

It is not uncommon for fluorite specimens mined from the historic Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District to contain bitumen, oil or other...

This specimen is from a find made at the Linwood Mine, in Buffalo, Iowa, in September 2020, and consists of flat, prismatic, pale...

Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, the Linwood Mine is one of the largest underground limestone...

Located on the bank of the Mississippi River, in Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, the Linwood Mine is one of the largest underground limestone...

White to tan-colored, bladed calcite crystals on a matrix of solid granular calcite. This specimen was collected from an unknown...

This is a large cluster of transparent, modified rhombohedral calcite crystals on limestone matrix. It was collected in 2016 from the...

This is a large cluster of intergrown, prismatic, light golden/smoky colored barite crystals, on a minimal limestone matrix. It was...

Cubic yellow fluorite crystals on limestone matrix, collected in 2016 from a roadcut in Bedford, Indiana. This fluorite shows a very...

Cubic yellow fluorite crystals on limestone matrix, collected in 2016 from a roadcut in Bedford, Indiana. This fluorite shows a very...

This is a subtle, but beautiful fluorescent specimen from a classic Cave-In-Rock, IL, location- the Annabel Lee Mine. Comprised of a...

Wisconsin is famous for its dairy production and badgers, but is not generally known as a source of fluorescent minerals. In 1826, lead...

Many people don't realize that located 1200 feet below the city of Detriot, Michigan, lies a massive, active, underground salt mine. The...