A very partial list of mineral species that show some kind of luminescence (mostly fluorescence)...
Mineral Labels Archive
When adding specimens to my collection I always like to keep track of their history. I believe a...
Fluorescent Minerals by Species
Anthophyllite
Anthophyllite.SC301 – Anthophyllite, Clino-suenoite, and Tremolite from the International Talc...
Aragonite
AragoniteSC343 – Aragonite from Sant’Agostino di Coli, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyFluorescence under...
Baryte
BaryteSC1112 – Baryte from the Meikle Mine, Nevada, USAFluorescence under longwave UV light.Normal...
Calcite
Calcite is, perhaps, one of the most colorful mineral under UV light. It can fluoresce virtually...
Carpathite
Carpathite, also known as Karpatite, is one of the few organic minerals. It is chemically...
Celestine
Celestine typically fluoresces white or bluish white. Best under longwave UV light. Usually also...
My Mineral Collection
SC1168 – Carpathite from the Picacho Mine, California, USA
Yellow carpathite crystals coated by quartz. Quite nice how some crystals are fully exposed, some...
SC1165 – Tugtupite from the Ilímaussaq complex, Greenland
Tenebrescent tugtupite: normally pink, it changes color to a darker red upon exposure to UV light....
SC1163 – Kyanite from the Willis Mountain Mine, Virginia, USA
Kyanite blades in matrix. Lot's of them! In daylight they are essentially colorless, white or...
SC1117 – Rhodochrosite from the N’Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
Little plate of pink rhodochrosite crystals, all packed together. Contrary to every guess, the...
SC1116 – Glauberite from the Salton Sea, California, USA
Glauberite crystal, fluorescent light blue under shortwave UV light, pink under longwave...
SC1115 – Cinnabar and Idrialite from the Culver-Baer Mine, California, USA
A very rich piece of yellow idrialite and red cinnabar. Some nice little crystals are visible with...