Fluorescent Minerals around the World

Reveal the hidden wonders of the mineral world wtih ultraviolet lights

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Nature's Rainbows - Fluorescent Minerals and rocks, photos, and blog

Fluorescent minerals, discussion, pictures, galleries, blog, and UV topics - archive of the Fluorescent Mineral Group on FB. These rocks Glow!

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Polylithionite w/ minor tugtupite and analcime - Greenland, SWUV

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Sodalite and Natrolite - Greenland, SWUV

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Blue Apatite from Madagascar - shown under shortwave UV

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Quartz nodule from La Sassa, Italy.  Fluoresces a bright yellow under all wavelengths of UV (shortwave, midwave, longwave)

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“Fantasy Rock” - Tugtupite, Sodalite, Analcime, Chkalovite, Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland.

Amazing mix of brightly fluorescent, rare minerals from Greenland.  The sodalite on this piece is very tenebrescent and causes the purple dots seen on the white light photo.  They fade upon exposure to bright white light.

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Tugtupite on Analcime - Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland.  

Fluorescent under shortwave UV, bright cherry red.  Yellow crystals of sphalerite (non-fluorescent)

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Willemite and Calcite - Puttapa Zinc Mine, Australia

Shown under shortwave UV, phosphorescence, and natural

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Deeply tenebrescent sodalite (hackmanite) - Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland

The sodalite fluoresces a rusty orange under SW and a bright yel/org under LW UV.  After exposure to SW UV (shortwave) the natural color deepens to a grape purple.  Exposure to bright light will fade it back in seconds.  This can be repeated indefinitely. 

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Calcite on Fluorite, China - under shortwave UV

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Tugtupite and Polylithionite - Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland

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Aragonite from Sicily, Italy - Shortwave UV, Midwave UV, Longwave UV, Phosphorescent and natural.