Fluorescent Minerals by Species
Halite
Halite typically fluoresces bright orange under shortwave UV light. Might also fluoresce...
Hardystonite
HardystoniteSC1238 – Cuspidine and Hardystonite from the Franklin Mine, NJ, USAFluorescence under...
Hokkaidoite
HokkaidoideSC1207 – Hokkaidoite from the Shikaribetsu Lake, Hokkaidō Prefecture, JapanFluorescence...
Holtite
HoltiteFluorescence under midwave and shortwave UV light.Normal light.Fluorescent holtite in my...
Hyalite
Hyalite, the "bubbly" variety of opal. Typical fluorescence us bright green due to uranyl UO22+...
Hydrozincite
Hydrozincite is secondary zinc mineral. Usually powdery white, it fluoresces bright light blue...
My Mineral Collection
SC1209 – Apophyllite from Mariánská Skála, Czech Republic
Apophyllite on matrix, possibly two generations: a larger triangular crystal (cleaved or broken)...
SC1207 – Hokkaidoite from the Shikaribetsu Lake, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Very nice sample of hokkaidoide grains embedded in opal. Under longwave UV light the hokkaidoide...
SC1203 – Halite & Selenite from Lubin, Poland
Halite & Gypsum var selenite. Nice association, in particular under UV light: the halite...
SC1174 – Meliphanite from Larvik, Norway
Yellow meliphanite on matrix. Unfortunately, this does not show the typical fluorescence for...
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....