Fluorescent Minerals by Species
Cerussite
Cerussite, quite often fluorescent yellow under longwave UV light. But not always!SC302 – Fluorite...
Clino-suenoite
Clino-suenoite. Also known as the discredited manganocummingtonite and tirodite.SC301 –...
Cuspidine
CuspidineSC1238 – Cuspidine from the Franklin Mine, NJ, USAFluorescence under shortwave UV...
Danburite
Typically fluoresces green under midwave UV light. Most samples come from Charcas in San Luis...
Diopside
Fluorescence under fullwave: shortwave plus midwave plus longwave UV light.Normal...
Dolomite
Dolomite, typically fluorescent white under longwave UV light.SC342 – Sphalerite & Dolomite from...
My Mineral Collection
SC1203 – Halite & Selenite from Lubin, Poland
Halite & Gypsum var selenite. Nice association, in particular under UV light: the halite...
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...