Fluorescent Minerals
Some fluorescent mineral acquisitions from this year's gem show. The willemite and manganocalcite pieces were being sold for cheap as white light pieces - always a fun discovery, and a primary objective of the yearly hunt. The fluorapatite was a great deal also, direct from the Australian collector, and is one of my favorite fluorescent minerals.
Fluorescent green gem willemite from the Franklin Mine, Franklin, NJ. 4"x3"x2"
The non-fluorescent minerals are red zincite and black franklinite.
Red fluorescing manganocalcite from the Racracancha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Same specimen, white light. 6"x3.5"x3"
Yellow fluorescent fluorapatite from the Rothsay Beryl Mine, Australia, short wave UV.
Same specimen, longwave UV.
Same specimen, white light. 3.5"x2.5"x1.5"
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