| Fluorescent minerals, when illuminated with only ultraviolet (UV) light
(invisible to the human eye) will emit visible light and appear to glow in
the dark.
Below is a gallery of Fluorescent and phosphorescent
minerals available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals in New
York City, NY. Fluorescent minerals found on this page include: Adamite,
Andersonite, Aragonite, Artinite, Benitoite, Calcite, Corundum, Fluorapatite,
Fluorite, Hemimorphite, Hydromagnesite, Novacekite, Phlogopite, Powellite,
Rhodonite, Sanbornite, Gillespite, Scapolite, Scheelite, Sodalite, Hackmanite,
Strontianite, Magnesite, Vlasovite, Gittinsite, Agrellite, Sapphire, Zircon,
Witherite, Willemite, Manganocalcite. Phosphorescent minerals continue to
glow in the dark after the UV light is extinguished.
Shortwave fluorescent lamps are relatively expensive because the filter on
the front of the lamp is made by only one supplier in Japan. Low wattage
shortwave UV lamps may be purchased for about $40, but to really enjoy
fluorescent minerals, you should buy a better lamp, with brighter wattage
(output) and expect to pay $300 (used) to $600. Look for brands like SuperBright,
TripleBright or Way Too Cool.
Longwave fluorescent lamps are much less expensive and are the type commonly
seen in mall stores selling fluorescent posters. They are less expensive
because the filters are not as expensive. I use an inexpensive flashlight-type
longwave UV lamp called a "Convoy S2" that are available from dealers of
Way Too Cool lamps for around $55.
The preview images below of the fluorescent minerals are illustrated illuminated
either with 254 nm shortwave (SW) or 365 nm longwave (LW) ultraviolet
illumination, causing them to fluoresce. To see photographs of these fluorescent
minerals under daylight illumination and larger UV illuminated images, click
on the preview photo. To purchase fluorescent mineral specimens from this
gallery, go to the
Online order form.
Sizes: (t) = Thumbnail, (m) = Miniature, (c) = Cabinet, (lc) = Large Cabinet
FLUORESCENT MINERALS UNDER SHORTWAVE UV
ILLUMINATION
The minerals shown below fluoresce under 254 nm shortwave ultraviolet
illumination. Ultraviolet illumination is invisible to the human eye. These
minerals absorb the energy of the invisible ultraviolet illumination, then
emit visible light in various colors. The result is that these minerals appear
to glow in the dark. Several of the minerals below also fluoresce under 365
nm longwave ultraviolet illumination, sometimes in a different color. Images
under both UV light sources are shown if the minerals respond to both
wavelengths.
Fluorescent Mineral #81282,
Rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning III Mine, South
Africa (m) $350 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81121,
Colemanite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California
(c) $38 |
Fluorescent Mineral #80898, Fluorite,
Riemvasmaak, South Africa (m) $650 |
Fluorescent Mineral #80880, Wulfenite on
Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $400 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81526, Fluorite,
Firestone Level, Skears Mine, England (lc) $750 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81014, Colemanite on
Calcite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California (c) $150 |
Fluorescent Mineral #80378, Scheelite on
doubly-terminated Quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, China (c) $295 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81510, Elbaite var. Rubellite
Tourmaline (doubly-terminated), Paprok, Afghanistan (m) $400 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81555, Fluorite (zoned crystals)
with Quartz, Boltsburn West Level, south side of Rookhopeburn, England
(c) $875 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81570, Calcite (internally
zoned), Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $550 |
#81780, Spodumene var. Kunzite, Mawi
Pegmatite, Afghanistan (t) $55 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81501, Grossular Garnet
and Calcite (floater cluster crystallized on all sides), Handan,
China (m) $495 |
#81756, Olmiite on Calcite, N'Chwaning
II Mine, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) (t) $225 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81009, Colemanite on
Calcite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California (c) $75 |
#81793, Scheelite, Cohen Mine, Teviston
District, Arizona (t) $25 |
#81955, Fluorapatite, Furka Tunnel,
Switzerland (t) $15 |
#81880, Marialite (flawless gem-grade
crystal), Mpwapwa, 130 km WNW of Morogoro, Tanzania (t) $125 |
#81783, Fluorite with Pyrite inclusions,
Hilton Mine, Scordale, England (t) $48 |
#82045, Calcite (interpenetrant twinned
crystals), Millington Quarry, New Jersey (t) $38 |
#81937, Hardystonite, Willemite, Franklinite,
Zincite, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey (Type Locality for
Hardystonite, Zincite and Franklinite) (t) $38 |
#81888, Fluorite, Hilton Mine, Scordale,
England (t) $35 |
#81942, Barite, Elk Creek, South Dakota
(t) $18 |
#81966, Calcite (twinned crystals),
Millington Quarry, New Jersey (t) $34 |
#82300, Fluorapatite on Albite, Sapo
Mine, Brazil (t) $55 |
#82035, Gypsum over Devilline on
Ankerite, Bou Beker Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Morocco (t) $55 |
#82116, Descloizite on Smithsonite, Berg
Aukas Mine, Namibia (t) $38 |
#82157, Wulfenite, Hydrozincite, Calcite,
Erupcion/Ahumada Mine, Mexico (t) $36 |
#82160, Zircon, St. Peter's Dome, Colorado
(t) $16 |
#82132, Calcite, Meckley's Quarry, 1.2
km south of Mandata, Pennsylvania (t) $28 |
#82193, Olmiite, N'Chwaning II Mine,
South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) (t) $125 |
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#82339, Halite, Soda Lake, 103 km east
of San Luis Obispo, California (t) $16 |
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FLUORESCENT MINERALS UNDER LONGWAVE UV
ILLUMINATION
The minerals shown below fluoresce under 365 nm longwave ultraviolet
illumination. Ultraviolet illumination is invisible to the human eye. These
minerals absorb the energy of the invisible ultraviolet illumination, then
emit visible light in various colors. The result is that these minerals appear
to glow in the dark. Several of the minerals below also fluoresce under 254
nm shortwave ultraviolet illumination, sometimes in a different color. Images
under both UV light sources are shown if the minerals respond to both
wavelengths.
Fluorescent Mineral #81014, Colemanite on
Calcite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California (c) $150 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81526, Fluorite,
Firestone Level, Skears Mine, England (lc) $750 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81501, Grossular Garnet
and Calcite (floater cluster crystallized on all sides), Handan,
China (m) $495 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81514, Fluorite (stalactitic
formation that formed over Stibnite), Weishan, Dali Autonomous
Prefecture, China (c) $400 |
Fluorescent Mineral #80741, Corundum var.
Ruby, Winza, Mpwapwa District, Tanzania (t) $24 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81555, Fluorite (zoned crystals)
with Quartz, Boltsburn West Level, south side of Rookhopeburn, England
(c) $875 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81570, Calcite (internally
zoned), Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $550 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81069, Fluorite with minor
Calcite, Kharan District, Pakistan (lc) $275 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81121,
Colemanite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California
(c) $38 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81282,
Rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning III Mine, South
Africa (m) $350 |
Fluorescent Mineral #75727, Cerussite and Quartz
in Galena solution cavity, Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District,
Pennsylvania (lc) $1450 |
Fluorescent Mineral #80898, Fluorite,
Riemvasmaak, South Africa (m) $650 |
#82178, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $40 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81062, Corundum var.
Ruby, Winza, Mpwapwa District, Tanzania (t) $16 |
Fluorescent Mineral #80430, Fluorite,
Middle Mountain, New Hampshire (m) $95 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81059, Corundum var. Ruby
crystal, Winza, Mpwapwa District, Tanzania (t) $22 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81644, Spinel, Mahenge,
Tanzania (t) $65 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81009, Colemanite on
Calcite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California (c) $75 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81499, Fluorite over
Quartz, De'an Mine, Wushan, China (lc) $575 |
Fluorescent Mineral #80153, Heulandite on
Quartz, Jalgaon, India (lc) $150
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#81783, Fluorite with Pyrite inclusions,
Hilton Mine, Scordale, England (t) $48 |
#81780, Spodumene var. Kunzite, Mawi
Pegmatite, Afghanistan (t) $55 |
Fluorescent Mineral #81510, Elbaite var. Rubellite
Tourmaline (doubly-terminated), Paprok, Afghanistan (m) $400 |
#81793, Scheelite, Cohen Mine, Teviston
District, Arizona (t) $25 |
#81808, Fluorapatite, Foote Mine, King's
Mountain, North Carolina (t) $28 |
#81966, Calcite (twinned crystals),
Millington Quarry, New Jersey (t) $34 |
#81888, Fluorite, Hilton Mine, Scordale,
England (t) $35 |
#81854, Weloganite, Francon Quarry,
Montréal, Canada (Type Locality for Weloganite) (t) $28 |
#81955, Fluorapatite, Furka Tunnel,
Switzerland (t) $15 |
#82300, Fluorapatite on Albite, Sapo
Mine, Brazil (t) $55 |
#82035, Gypsum over Devilline on
Ankerite, Bou Beker Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Morocco (t) $55 |
#82045, Calcite (interpenetrant twinned
crystals), Millington Quarry, New Jersey (t) $38 |
#81942, Barite, Elk Creek, South Dakota
(t) $18 |
#82008, Spodumene var. Kunzite, Mawi
Pegmatite, Afghanistan (t) $55 |
#82157, Wulfenite, Hydrozincite, Calcite,
Erupcion/Ahumada Mine, Mexico (t) $36 |
#82116, Descloizite on Smithsonite, Berg
Aukas Mine, Namibia (t) $38 |
#82159, Spinel (Spinel-Law Twin), Sungate
Mine, An Phu, Vietnam (t) $250 |
#82132, Calcite, Meckley's Quarry, 1.2
km south of Mandata, Pennsylvania (t) $28 |
#82113, Spinel, Mogok District, Myanmar
(Burma) (t) $45 |
#82186, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $115 |
#82188, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $95 |
#82185, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $95 |
#82187, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $95 |
#82181, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $55 |
#82184, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $85 |
#82183, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $85 |
#82182, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $80 |
#82253, Apophyllite on Pectolite, Millington
Quarry, New Jersey (t) $32 |
#82180, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $75 |
#82179, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido,
Tanzania (t) $50 |
#82160, Zircon, St. Peter's Dome, Colorado
(t) $16 |
#82193, Olmiite, N'Chwaning II Mine,
South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) (t) $125 |
#82339, Halite, Soda Lake, 103 km east
of San Luis Obispo, California (t) $16 |
#82203, Corundum var. Ruby, Ihosy District,
Madagascar (t) $24 |
#82312, Fluorapatite, Havey Quarry, Maine
(t) $55 |
FLUORESCENT AND PHOSPHORESCENT DIAMOND CRYSTALS
The diamonds shown below fluoresce under 365 nm longwave ultraviolet
illumination. Ultraviolet illumination is invisible to the human eye. These
diamonds absorb the energy of the invisible ultraviolet illumination, then
emit visible light in various colors. The result is that these diamond crystals
appear to glow in the dark. Some, as noted in the individual descriptions,
phosphoresce when all illumination is extinguished -- truly glowing in the
dark.
Longwave Fluorescent Diamond #72561, Diamond
(1.67 carat fancy-yellow tetrahexahedral crystal), Jwaneng Mine,
Botswana (t) $1660 |
Longwave Fluorescent Diamond #70946, Diamond
(2.62 carat gem-grade parallel pale-yellow interconnected crystals),
Mirny, Russia (t) $4605 |
Longwave Fluorescent Diamond #75228, Diamond
(3.11 carat superb gem-grade yellow-brown complex crystal), Letlhakane
Mine, Botswana (t) $4225 |
Longwave Fluorescent Diamond #73541, Diamond
(1.99 carat superb cuttable gem-grade yellow complex crystal), Brazil
(t) $5685 |
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Longwave Fluorescent Diamond #70943, Diamond
(4.00 carat cuttable pale-yellow octahedral crystal), Mirny, Russia
(t) $7025 |
Sizes: (t) = Thumbnail, (m) = Miniature, (c) = Cabinet, (lc) = Large Cabinet
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