fluorescent FLUORITE - Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, USA
Yellow and blue (a rare color from Cave-in-Rock) Fluorite with phantoms, white Calcite with Chalcopyrite micros on one side.
The Fluorite fluoresces pale-yellow and pale-blue SW, and intense blue with bright yellow organics-induced LW fluorescence.
Measures approximately 3 x 2 x 1.5 inch, 7.19 oz / 76 x 51 x 38 mm, 204g
Item # A0081114
SOLD
To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).
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