Fluorescent Mineral Photoshoot 2

A friend brought over his digital camera setup this past Saturday and he took pictures of fluorescent minerals from my collection.  This was his first effort at photographing fluorescent minerals, and my first time photographing these rocks with something besides a cellphone camera.  I couldn't be happier with the results.

Terminated, fluorescent fluorapatite crystals from Cerro de Mercado Mine, Durango, Mexico, shown under midwave UV.  Largest crystal is 21mm long, FOV approximately 35mm wide.  Full size specimen pictured below.

Fluorapatite crystals and hyalite opal pictured under shortwave UV and midwave UV.  The fluorapatite is now lavender and the hyalite opal is bright green.  4"x3"x3"

Photos of this specimen can also be seen at http://www.esoterizona.com/2015/08/esoterizona-stones-35.html.

You can also see the difference in results from a DSLR versus phone camera.

Terminated, fluorescent yellow apatite crystals from Panasqueria Mine, Portugal, shown under shortwave UV.  Crystals up to 10mm, FOV approximately 35mm.

"Fantasy Rock" from Taseq Slope, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland, shown under short and long wave UV.  "Fantasy Rock" is a collectors' term given to the multicolored fluorescent rocks from this locale.  This example shows fluorescent cherry-red tugtupite surrounding eyes of white chkalovite (looks more blue), along with orange sodalite, green polylithionite, and blue-white analcime.  FOV approximately 70mm.

Fluorescent Mineral Photoshoot 1

A friend brought over his digital camera setup this past Saturday and he took pictures of fluorescent minerals from my collection.  This was his first effort at photographing fluorescent minerals, and my first time photographing these rocks with something besides a cellphone camera.  I couldn't be happier with the results.

Cubic, twinned fluorite crystal from the Rogerley Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England, shown under longwave UV.  Distinct zoning is visible in the upper face of the top twin as a series of faint, nested rectangles.  Length of the upper crystal is 15mm (0.6"), FOV approximately 30mm wide.

Platy crystals of fluorescent yellow-green phlogopite on lazurite crystals, non-fluorescent dark blue, both over fluorescent red calcite crystals.  A small patch of fluorescent orange hauyne is also visible along the top. Shown under midwave and longwave UV.  This specimen is from Kokcha Valley, Sar-e-Sang, Badakshan, Afghanistan.  The largest phlogopite crystals are 3mm, FOV approximately 20mm.

Large, terminated gypsum crystal from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Canada, shown under shortwave UV.  Crystal is 25mm across and 20mm long from the base.  FOV approximately 30mm.

Photos of this specimen can also be seen at http://www.esoterizona.com/2015/02/esoterizona-stones-30.html

Cerrusite crystals from Mibladen, Khenifra Province, Morocco, shown under midwave UV.   Large crystal as shown is 15mm across, FOV approximately 25mm.