Crystal Prospect

fluorescent and triboluminescent TREMOLITE - Talcville, New York, USA

Peach-orange SW and pink LW fluorescing Tremolite. The Tremolite is triboluminescent - emits orange sparks when scratched with a metal object.

from the closed and flooded International Talc Company Mine No. 8 (Reynolds Mine), Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

the Talcville mines are all closed

Measures approximately 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 inch, 15.87 oz / 114 x 76 x 38 mm, 450g

this specimen is featured on mindat, minID: FD7-338

Price: 80.00 USD

Item # A0010914

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)