Crystal Prospect

fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote

fluorescent FLUORITE with SIDERITE - Cumbria, England, UK - ex A. E. Foote

Yellow Fluorite crystals with some purple coloration, on light brown Siderite crystals. Fluorite fluoresces strong blue under LW UV, good in SW.

ex Dr Albert Edward Foote (1846-1895) - one of the most famous American mineral dealers

from Cumbria, England, UK

Measures approximately 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 inch, 10.96 oz / 89 x 63 x 38 mm, 311g

Price: 3000.00 USD

Item # A0781014

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).

fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote
fluorescent long short wave Yellow Fluorite, siderite,Cumbria, England, UK, ex Foote