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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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Zircon and Apatite, Pacoima Canyon CA

Pacoima Canyon in California is well known for its zircons. Less well known, these specimens also contain apatite. I was browsing my...

Scheelite and caliche from Darwin, California

Nice cabinet specimen, recently obtained in a trade, consisting of scheelite (bright blueish-white under shortwave UV, and yellow under...

Ludlow Diamond (partial diamond), San Bernardino Co., California

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

Lemon Opal from Manhattan mine

Lemon Opal McLaughlin Mine, (Manhattan Mine) Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa Co., California, USA Unusual yellow fluorescence...

Dumortierite, Dehesa, California

Dumortierite is an aluminum iron borosilicate mineral that doesn't get much attention in the world of fluorescence, but is a lovely...

Idrialite, a Rare Organic Fluorescent Mineral

The vast majority of fluorescent minerals are composed of inorganic materials. There are a few exceptions, however. Idrialite is one...

Ludlow Diamond, San Bernardino Co., California

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

Ludlow Diamond, San Bernardino Co., California

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

Ludlow Diamond, a Rare and Unique Fluorescent Specimen from Southern California

These unique and interesting fluorescent specimens are known as “Ludlow Diamonds,” and were collected from an isolated occurrence in the...

Colemanite, an Interesting Fluorescent Borate Mineral

This post features a large specimen of well-crystallized colemanite from Boron, Kern County, California. This piece shows a bright...

Multi-Colored Fluorescence from the Tadpole District, Imperial Co., California

Here's a beautiful, multi-colored fluorescent specimen from a little-known area in Imperial County, California. This little fluorescent...

Pabstite, Santa Cruz, California

Pabstite is a rare barium tin titanium silicate mineral that is only found in 4 known locations worldwide: 1.) Santa Cruz, California;...

Ruby Crystals, Cascade Canyon, San Bernardino County, California

Cascade Canyon is a little known location situated in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. The rocks of Cascade Canyon...

Mizzonite, Marialite, Scapolite. What's in a name?

Here's a beautiful, red fluorescing mizzonite from the mountains near Lone Pine, California. At least that's what the card reads....

Lemon Opal, Manhattan Mine, Knoxville, California

Lemon opal, also known as semi-opal, from the Manhattan mine in Knoxville, Napa County, California. Under long wave UV, the lemon opal...

Wollastonite with Fluorapatite; Drum Valley, California

Wollastonite is a fairly common and widespread mineral. That said, minerals from each locale seem to have their unique differences and...

Fluoborite; New Method Mine, Bristol Mountains, California

We haven't been able to dig up a lot of information on this material. We picked up this piece from a rock shop near the mine, so we...

Fluorite with Phantoms, Cady Mountains, California

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

Carpathite Crystals from San Benito Co., California, USA

Rick Kennedy surprised most folks in the FMS Fluorescent Mineral Group (FB) by posting pics of this magnificent cluster of carpathite...

Wulfenite from Blue Bell Mine CA.

The Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mts, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USA, appears to to have become an advocate for...

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