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Fluorescent Minerals


OUR LIST OF FLUORESCENT MINERALS IN STOCK APPEARS BELOW.   IN ADDITION TO THE COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED, I.E., WELL-KNOWN FLUORESCENT MINERALS USUALLY SEEN IN COLLECTIONS, MANY OF THE MINERAL SPECIES ON THIS LIST ARE CONSIDERED TO BE RARE FLUORESCENTS.  FOR THE SYSTEMATIC, OR RARE SPECIES COLLECTOR WHO IS INTERESTED IN HAVING EXAMPLES OF AS MANY FLUORESCENT MINERAL SPECIES AS POSSIBLE IN YOUR COLLECTION, THE FOLLOWING LIST WILL SERVE AS AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR CURRENT INVENTORY.  WE WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS, AND INQUIRIES ABOUT OTHER FLUORESCENT MINERAL SPECIES WHICH DO NOT APPEAR ON THIS LIST.  IF WE DON’T HAVE EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE FLUORESCENT MINERALS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO LOCATE SUITABLE SPECIMENS IN THE SIZE RANGE YOU PREFER.  

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TWO VERY IMPORTANT, RECENT FINDS OF FLUORESCENT CALCITE ARE AVAILABLE, AS FOLLOWS.   PLEASE WRITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SPECIMEN SIZES AND PRICES.

1.  CALCITE - TERLINGUA MERCURY MINING DISTRICT, BREWSTER CO., TEXAS - TWO NEW FINDS ARE  AVAILABLE FROM AN OLD, WELL KNOWN LOCALITY FOR FLUORESCENT AND   PHOSPHORESCENT CALCITE:

  • MARIPOSA MINE - AMBER COLOR SCALENOHEDRAL CRYSTALS, FLUORESCENT YELLOW  UNDER BOTH SW AND LW, EXHIBITING  ZONING AND PHANTOM GROWTH, AS WELL AS     PHOSPHORESCENCE.

  • LITTLE 38 MINE - MASSIVE PINK CALCITE, EXTREMELY BRIGHT SW AND LW FLUORESCENCE   AND LONG-LASTING PHOSPHORESCENCE, AS DESCRIBED IN  “FLUORESCENCE - GEMS &  MINERALS UNDER UV LIGHT”, M. ROBBINS, P. 73-82 (1994).

2.   CALCITE – CHALLENGER MINE, NUEVO LEON STATE – FOR THE FLUORESCENT MINERAL BUFFS,  TRANSLUCENT TO TRANSPARENT, LIGHT PINK RHOMBOHEDRAL CALCITE CLEAVAGES,  FLUORESCENT BRIGHT PINK UNDER SW AND LW UV, WITH VERY LONG-LASTING, BRIGHT WHITE     PHOSPHORESCENCE.



FLUORESCENT MINERALS AVAILABLE

ABERNATHYITE  
ADAMITE
ADAMITE Var. CUPROADAMITE
AFWILLITE
AGRELLITE  
ALBITE
ALDERMANITE  
ALLOPHANE  
ALUMINITE
ALUNITE  
AMBLYGONITE  
ANALCIME
ANAPAITE  
ANDALUSITE
ANDERSONITE  
ANDESINE - See PLAGIOCLASE
ANGLESITE
ANHYDRITE
ANORTHITE
APATITE - See
     CARBONATE-FLUORAPATITE
    
CARBONATE-HYDROXYLAPATITE  
     FLUORAPATITE
     STRONTIUM-APATITE  
APHTHITALITE
APOPHYLLITE - See
     FLUORAPOPHYLLITE
ARAGONITE
ARAGONITE Var. TARNOWITZITE  
ARTINITE
AUSTINITE  
AUTUNITE
AXINITE - See MANGANAXINITE
BARATOVITE  
BARITE
BARYTOCALCITE
BASALUMINITE  
BASSANITE   
BASTNASITE-(Ce)  
BAVENITE  
BAYLEYITE  
BAZIRITE  
BENITOITE
BERGSLAGITE  
BERTRANDITE  
BERYL
BERYLLITE  
BERZELIITE  
BICCHULITE  
BIKITAITE
BLODITE
BOLTWOODITE  
BRANNOCKITE  
BREWSTERITE  
BRUCITE  
BURBANKITE  
BURKEITE
BUSTAMITE
CALCITE
CALCITE Var. Mn-CALCITE
CALOMEL  
CAMPYLITE - See MIMETITE
CANAVESITE  
CANCRINITE  
CARBONATE-FLUORAPATITE
CARBONATE-HYDROXYLAPATITE  
CATAPLEIITE  
CELESTITE
CERUSSITE
CESSTIBTANTITE  
CHABAZITE
CHALCEDONY - See QUARTZ
CHKALOVITE  
CHRYSOBERYL
CHRYSOPRASE - See QUARTZ
CHRYSOTILE - See
     CLINOCHYSOTILE  
CLINOCHRYSOTILE  
CLINOHEDRITE
CLINOPTILOLITE
CLINOZOISITE
COLEMANITE
COLLINSITE  
COOKEITE
CORUNDUM
CORUNDUM Var. RUBY
COWLESITE  
CRANDALLITE
CREEDITE  
CRISTOBALITE  
CUPROSCHEELITE - See SCHEELITE
CUPROTUNGSTITE  
CURTISITE - See IDRIALITE  
DANBURITE
DATOLITE
DELHAYELITE  
DIOPSIDE
DOLOMITE
DRAVITE (TOURMALINE)
DUMORTIERITE
DUNDASITE  
DYPINGITE  
EFREMOVITE  
EKANITE - See STEACYITE
ELBAITE (TOURMALINE)
ELPIDITE  
ESPERITE
ETTRINGITE
EUCRYPTITE  
EUDIALYTE  
FAUJASITE
FELDSPAR - See
     ALBITE
     HYALOPHANE  
     MICROCLINE
     ORTHOCLASE
FERRIERITE
FLORENCITE
FLUELLITE  
FLUOBORITE  
FLUORAPATITE
FLUORAPATITE Var.
     CARBONATIAN  
FLUORAPATITE Var.
     MANGAN-FLUORAPATITE  
FLUORAPOPHYLLITE
FLUORELLESTADITE  
FLUORITE
FLUORITE Var. YTTROFLUORITE  
FORSTERITE
FOSHAGITE  
FRANCOLITE - See
     CARBONATE-FLUORAPATITE
FRESNOITE  
GAIDONNAYITE  
GANOMALITE  
GEARKSUTITE
GENTHELVITE  
GIBBSITE  
GLAUBERITE - See CALCITE psu.
GONNARDITE  
GROSSULAR
GYPSUM
GYROLITE
HACKMANITE - See SODALITE  
HALITE
HANKSITE
HARDYSTONITE
HARMOTOME  
HAUYNE  
HEDYPHANE  
HEINRICHITE  
HEMIMORPHITE
HERDERITE - See
     HYDROXYLHERDERITE
HEULANDITE
HOLTITE  
HOPEITE  
HOWLITE
HUNTITE  
HYALITE - See OPAL
HYALOPHANE  
HYDROBORACITE  
HYDROCERUSSITE  
HYDRODELHAYELITE  
HYDROMAGNESITE
HYDROPHANE - See OPAL
HYDROTALCITE  
HYDROXYLHERDERITE
HYDROZINCITE
IDRIALITE  
INDERITE
INYOITE
ISOKITE  
JADEITE  
JAGOWERITE  
JONESITE  
KALINITE
KAMOTOITE-(Y)  
KARPATITE  
KATAYAMALITE  
KERNITE
KIMURAITE-(Y)  
KINGITE  
KRATOCHVILITE  
KRAUSKOPFITE  
KUNZITE - See SPODUMENE
KURNAKOVITE
KUTNOHORITE
KYANITE
LAUMONTITE
LEADHILLITE  
LEGRANDITE
LEIFITE
LEPIDOLITE
LEUCOPHANITE  
LEVYNE
LIEBIGITE  
LORENZENITE  
MACDONALDITE  
MAGNESITE
MALAYAITE  
MANGAN-FLUORAPATITE - See
     FLUORAPATITE
MANGANAXINITE  
MARGAROSANITE  
MARIALITE (SCAPOLITE)
MELANOPHLOGITE  
MELILITE
MESOLITE
MESSELITE  
META-AUTUNITE
MEYERHOFFERITE
MICROCLINE
MIMETITE
MIMETITE Var. CAMPYLITE
MINIUM  
MINYULITE
MISERITE  
MONTEBRASITE
MONTEREGIANITE-(Y)  
MULLITE  
NASONITE
NATROLITE
NEKOITE
NENADKEVICHITE  
NEPHELINE
NESQUEHONITE  
NIOCALITE  
NORBERGITE
NORDSTRANDITE  
NORSETHITE  
NORTHUPITE
NOVACEKITE  
OKENITE
OLIGOCLASE
OPAL - Fire Opal
OPAL Var. HYALITE
OPAL Var. HYDROPHANE
ORTHOCLASE
PABSTITE  
PARAKELDYSHITE  
PECTOLITE
PENTAHYDROBORITE  
PETALITE
PHENAKITE
PHOSPHURANYLITE  
PICROPHARMACOLITE  
PLAGIOCLASE Var. ANDESINE
PLOMBIERITE  
POLLUCITE  
POLYLITHIONITE  
POWELLITE  
PREHNITE
PREOBRAZHENSKITE  
PRICEITE
PROBERTITE
PYROMORPHITE
PYROPHYLLITE
QUARTZ Var.
     AGATE
     CHALCEDONY
     CHRYSOPRASE
RHODIZITE
RHODOCHROSITE
RHODONITE
ROSENBUSCHITE  
ROSENHAHNITE  
SABUGALITE
SALEEITE  
SANBORNITE
SAPONITE  
SASSOLITE  
SCAPOLITE - See MARIALITE
SCAWTITE  
SCHEELITE
SCHROCKINGERITE  
SCOLECITE
SELENITE - See GYPUM
SELLAITE  
SHORTITE  
SKLODOWSKITE  
SLAWSONITE  
SMITHSONITE
SODALITE  
SODALITE Var. HACKMANITE  
SOGDIANITE  
SORENSENITE  
SPENCERITE  
SPHALERITE
SPINEL
SPODUMENE
SPODUMENE Var.
   HIDDENITE
   KUNZITE
STEACYITE    
STELLERITE  
STEVENSITE  
STILBITE
STOLZITE  
STRONTIANITE
STRONTIUM-APATITE  
SULFUR
SULPHOHALITE
SUOLUNITE  
SVABITE  
SWEDENBORGITE  
SYNCHYSITE-(Ce)  
SZAIBELYITE  
TACHARANITE  
TALC
TALMESSITE  
TARANAKITE  
TARBUTTITE  
TEPHROITE  
TETRANATROLITE  
THAUMASITE  
THENARDITE  
THOMSONITE
TILASITE  
TILLEYITE  
TINCALCONITE
TIRODITE  
TOBERMORITE  
TOPAZ
TOURMALINE - See
     DRAVITE
     ELBAITE
TREMOLITE
TRIDYMITE  
TRONA  
TUGTUPITE  
TUNELLITE
TUNISITE  
TURNEAURITE  
TURQUOISE
TUSCANITE  
TYCHITE  
TYUYAMUNITE  
ULEXITE
URANOCIRCITE  
URANOPHANE  
URANOPHANE-BETA  
URANOPILITE  
VANADINITE
VARISCITE
VEATCHITE
VESUVIANITE
VUONNEMITE  
WALSTROMITE  
WAVELLITE
WEEKSITE  
WELOGANITE
WERNERITE - See MARIALITE
WICKENBURGITE  
WIGHTMANITE  
WILKEITE – See   FLUORELLESTADITE
WILLEMITE
WITHERITE
WOLLASTONITE
WULFENITE
WURTZITE  
WURTZITE Var.
     Cd-WURTZITE
XONOTLITE
YTTROFLUORITE   - See FLUORITE
YUKSPORITE  
ZEKTZERITE  
ZIPPEITE  
ZIRCON
ZIRCON Var. CYRTOLITE  
ZOISITE
ZOISITE Var. THULITE  
ZUNYITE

 

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