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Fluorescent Minerals For Sale : Page 1
Longwave and shortwave UV minerals, thumbnail up to cabinet size are listed below. We try to select specimens to have the best richness and aesthetic appeal, where possible.A special lamp (short-wave UV) is required to see the fluorescent colors. It's worth it to get a good lamp.
Clinohedrite & Willemite - an "eye" of clinohedrite (FL orange) surrounded by willemite (FL green). Franklin, NJ. The willemite has a slightly burgundy-purple color in daylight. Matrix is mostly andradite (NF; rich golden brown) and franklinite (NF). A classic, heavy "fluorescent skarn" assemblage from Franklin.
Size: about 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" max. dimension.
Ship. wt. 1.2 lbs.
#F318 ... $25.00
Eucryptite - Midnight Owl Mine, Yavapai Co., AZ. Fl. rich magenta (SW). Very rich, almost solid eucryptite through the piece.
Size approx. 2" x 1 3/4" x 1"
Ship. wt. 0.6 lb.
#F465 ... $25.00
Eucryptite - Midnight Owl Mine, Yavapai Co., AZ.
Size approx. 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1 3/4".
Ship. wt. 0.9 lb.
#F466 .... $25.00
Hardystonite, Clinohedrite, Calcite, Willemite - a pair of small 3-color specimens. The one has orange, green, and blue-violet (clinohedrite, willemite, hardystonite); the other orange, red-orange, and blue-violet (clinohedrite, calcite, hardystonite).
SIZE: Each specimen is approx. 2 inches across max. dimension.
#F455 ... SOLD
Fluorapatite with Willemite - Franklin, NJ. Matrix is andradite and franklinite (both NF). This specimen requires a higher-powered SW lamp to see the fluorapatite response.
Size approx. 2 3/4" x 2".
#F346 ... $14.00 Sale $10.00
Norbergite - Farber Quarry, Franklin / Ogdensburg, NJ. FL yellow, SW. Matrix is non-fl. marble.
Size: Approx. 3 x 3 x 2 inches. Ship. wt. 1 lb.
#F450 ... $19.00
Sphalerite - Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. There is some willemite (FL green), but some of it may be dust. The calcite has a weak purplish FL also. It is interspersed with blocky chunks of franklinite (NF).
The sphalerite is nice under LW, with some PH. Should also go well under MW (not tested). There is a small amount of an unidentified mineral that FL yellowish under LW.
Display face is about 3.5 x 2 inches. Ship. wt. 2.2 lbs.
#F432.........$24.00
Sphalerite & Calcite with minor Hydrozincite - Franklin, NJ. FL in SW UV, also LW and MW. Should be brightest in MW, but we haven't tested it.
Display face approx. 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches. Ship. wt. 0.5 lb.
#F378 .... $25.00
Willemite in Tephroite with Franklinite (both NF). Sterling Hill. Much of the willemite is semi-"gemmy" variety. Also has some areas with exsolution lines of willemite in NF tephroite.
Size: approx. 4" x 3" x 3 1/2"
Ship. wt. 5 lbs. We can ship multiple specimens in a Flat Rate Box for $10.95 anywhere in the USA; please contact us to arrange.
#F453 ... $35.00
Willemite in Tephroite with Franklinite (both NF). Sterling Hill. Specimen has a good region of distinct exsolution lines visible in UV.
Size: approx. 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
Ship. wt. 1 lb.
#F456 ... $28.00
Wollastonite in Calcite - Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, NJ. Fl. yellow-orange SW (wollastonite) and deep reddish SW (calcite). This is the highest grade of brightness for wollastonite that came from the pits; it is about the same brightness as the material from the 340' level.
Disp. face approx. 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches.
Ship. wt. 0.8 lb
#F395 ... SOLD
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Fluorescent minerals require a special lamp to view the colors you see in the photos. Most of the specimens shown above react to short-wave ultraviolet (SW UV or "UV-C"), which has a wavelength of 254 nanometers.
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Abbreviations:
FL = "fluorescent", "fluoresces", "fluorescence";
LW = "Long-Wave" (ca. 320 to 370 nm);
MW = "Mid-Wave" (ca. 302 to 312 nm);
NF = "Non-Fluorescent"
PH = "Phosphorescent" (i.e., temporary glow after UV source is removed);
SW = "Short-Wave" (254 nm);
UV = "Ultra-Violet".
Important: The color response of your computer's monitor may not be the best representation of the photographs. The colors shown in the photos, at least as they appear on our office monitor, are the most accurate representations we were able to capture with the limitations of the camera.