Fluorescent Minerals by Species
Nosean
Nosean, a sodalite-group mineral. Bright orange fluorescence under longwave UV light.SC262 –...
Olmiite
OlmiiteSC1110 – Olmiite from N’Chwaning II Mine, South AfricaFluorescence under longwave UV...
Orthoclase
Orthoclase.SC262 – Nosean on Sanidine and Orthoclase from In den Dellen quarries, Mendig,...
Phlogopite
With scapolite here we will mean both marialite and meionite, since the two are often hard to...
Polylithionite
PolylithioniteFluorescence under midwave and shortwave UV light.Normal light.Fluorescent...
Prehnite
Prehnite is seldom fluorescent; typically blue under longwave UV light.Fluorescence under longwave...
My Mineral Collection
SC1003 – Fluorapatite from the Skardu Area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Little fluorapatite crystal, one of those you can find on bowls full of broken crystals on...
SC1001 – Danburite from Charcas, Mexico
Large cluster of milky white danburite crystals, fluorescent green under midwave UV light. Each...
SC1000 – Scapolite and Gonnardite on Calcite from Afghanistan
Large scapolite crystals, possibly marialite, intermixed with calcite. The scapolite fluoresces...
SC999 – Scapolite on Calcite from Afghanistan
A single, large scapolite crystal, likely marialite, on calcite matrix. The crystal measures about...
SC998 – Diopside and Phlogopite from Afghanistan
Large matrix piece of blockly green dioside crystals embedded in white calcite with a coating of...
SC997 – Selenite from the Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Canada
A classical specimen from a classical locality. Very clear and transparent, lightly amber colored,...