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
Agrellite
The best midwave mineral: agrellite! Very typical, bright pink fluorescence under shortwave and...
Anthophyllite
Anthophyllite.SC301 – Anthophyllite, Clino-suenoite, and Tremolite from the International Talc...
Aragonite
AragoniteSC343 – Aragonite from Sant’Agostino di Coli, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyFluorescence under...
Baratovite
Baratovite: a rare mineral, fluorescence bright blue under shortwave UV light.Fluorescence 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...
My Mineral Collection
SC1317 – Natisite and Vitusite-(Ce) from Khibiny, Russia
A "rischorrite" rock with some interesting fluorescent minerals. In what I call the front, there...
SC1315 – Yellow Calcite from the Sterling Mine, NJ
A common mix of calcite, sphalerite, and willemite from the Sterling Mine, but with an unusual...
SC1314 – Zektzerite & Sogdianite from Tajikistan
A rare piece of solid zektzerite (after sogdianite, according to the label) with a little...
SC1312 – Baratovite, Agrellite from Dara-i-Pioz, Tajikistan
One of the best four-colors fluorescent combination from the Dara-i-Pioz Massif in Tajikistan....
SC1307 – Selenite on Halite from the Bleicherode Potash Works, Germany
Clear gypsum crystals, usually referred to as selenite, resting on crystalline halite matrix. Both...
SC1305 – Chalcedony & Calcite from Nebraska, USA
Calcite and chalcedony, fluorescent red and green under UV light, respectively. The calcite is...