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Fluorescent minerals from other locales

There are hundreds of other locations around the world where fluorescent minerals can be found.

Most of these yield specimens containing only one or perhaps a few different fluorescent species. Some of these can be spectacular nonetheless.

A few specimens from locations other than Franklin-Sterling Hill and Ilímaussaq are provided below to illustrate.

Karpatite from California glowing under shortwave ultraviolet. Width 5 cm.
Karpatite from California glowing under shortwave ultraviolet. Width 5 cm.
 
Benitoite
Phlogopite and calcite
Powellite fluorescing bright white, on non-fluorescing apophyllite from India.
Scheelite from Korea
Scheelite from Korea
Scheelite from Korea
Caracolite and glauberite
Calcite from Glaucophane Ridge, California. Width 8 cm.
Sphalerite from the Horn Silver mine
Andersonite. Atomic King Mine, Cane Springs, San Juan County, Utah.
Svabite (orange) and calcite (red). Langban, Sweden.
NOT YET READY
NOT YET READY
NOT YET READY
NOT YET READY
NOT YET READY
NOT YET READY
NOT YET READY
 
 


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