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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Under normal daylight, this is an unimpressive looking mottled rock containing grey, black, white, and reddish/brown minerals, from the...

Purple dumortierite in a light colored quartz groundmass, from the Dehesa Dumortierite deposit, Alpine, Laguna Mts, San Diego Co.,...

Shortwave

This one's a bit unusual for much of the material collected from along the roads in the Black Wonder District in the Diablo Range in...