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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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Baryte and calcite crystals from Puttapa, Australia
While not as colorful as the typical material from the Beltana Mine in Puttapa, South Australia, this specimen is definitely out of the...
Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia
Small but brighter than average specimen of the typical calcite-willemite assemblage from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North...
Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia
Small but brighter than average specimen of the typical calcite-willemite assemblage from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North...
Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia
Very nice, large specimen from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. One of my...
Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia
Very nice, large specimen from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. One of my...
Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia
Shown here is a modest sized but fantastic calcite and willemite specimen from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders...
Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia
Very nice, large specimen from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. One of my...
Willemite, calcite, etc; Puttapa, Australia
Very nice, large specimen from the Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. One of my...
Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite, and Calcite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey
This spectacular, 4-colored, fluorescent specimen is from the famous Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. Under short wave...
Calcite, willemite and fluorite , from the Hull mine, Arizona
Nice cabinet-sized specimen of calcite (red fluorescence), willemite (green fluorescence) and fluorite (blue fluorescence), from the Hull...
Calcite, willemite & hydrozincite from Sterling Hill, NJ
Nice cabinet-sized specimen of calcite (red fluorescence), willemite (green fluorescence), franklinite (non fluorescent), with a coating...
"Apple green" willemite from Franklin, New Jersey
Shown in this post is my very first good quality specimen of "apple green" willemite aka "daylight willemite" from the world famous...
Willemite, Franklinite and Zincite- The Trio of Classic Ore Minerals from the Franklin Mine
Willemite, franklinite and zincite represent the three most important zinc-bearing minerals mined at the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New...
"Rainbow" assortment of longwave UV reactive minerals
As all experienced fluorescent minerals collectors know, shortwave UV is the wavelength under which there's the greatest variety of...
Willemite and Calcite, Puttapa Zinc Mine, Australia
Classic fluorescent specimen from the Puttapa Zinc Mine, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia. This rock consists of a...
Calcite, Fluorite, Willemite, and Aragonite?; Hull Mine, Arizona
A really stunning piece from the Hull Mine, in Arizona. Red calcite, blue fluorite, green willemite, and potentially white...
Calcite, Fluorite, Willemite; Black Rock Mine, Arizona
Arizona has a lot of great mines and stunning material. Here's a nice one from the the Black Rock Mine in Yuma County, Arizona. Great...
A Fluorescent Classic- Calcite and Willemite from the Franklin Mine, Franklin, New Jersey
This is a classic fluorescent specimen from the Franklin Mine, in Franklin, New Jersey- the self-proclaimed "Fluorescent Mineral Capital...
Sphalerite, Calcite, Willemite, and Hydrozincite, Miller Canyon, Arizona
An interesting, but not exceptional rock from Miller Canyon. However, the sphalerite's phosphorescence is quite interesting and exhibits...
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