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Fluorescent Minerals and Phosphorescent Minerals

Below is a gallery of  Fluorescent and phosphorescent minerals available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals in New York City, NY. 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. 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.

The preview images below of the fluorescent minerals for sale on this site are illustrated illuminated under shotwave UV, causing them to fluoresce. To see photographs of these fluorescent minerals under daylight illumination and larger UV illuminated images, click on the preview photo. Fluorescent minerals require a shortwave UV lamp to see the fluorescent effect. To purchase fluorescent mineral specimens from this gallery, go to the online order form.

 Sizes: (t) = Thumbnail, (m) = Miniature, (c) = Cabinet, (lc) = Large Cabinet

Apatite-(CaF) on Albite from Laghman Province, Afghanistan
#44135, Apatite-(CaF) on Albite, Afghanistan (m) $195

Benitoite* and Neptunite from Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
#41742,  Fluorescent Benitoite* and Neptunite, Benitoite Gem Mine, California *Type Locality (lc) $3500

Diamond (0.38 carat pale-green octahedral crystal) from Vaal River Mining District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#31871, Fluorescent Diamond (0.38 carat pale-green octahedral crystal), Vaal River Mining District, South Africa (t) $250

Diamond (2.05 carat gem-grade white complex crystal) from Argyle Mine, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
#44939, Fluorescent Diamond (2.05 carat gem-grade white complex crystal), Argyle Mine, Australia (t) $6500

Strontianite on Calcite over Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
#46465, Strontianite on Calcite over Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois (m) $28

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York
#46106, Calcite with Pyrite, Hyatt Mine, New York (m) $18

Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
#43562, Fluorescent Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite, San Francisco Mine, Mexico (c) $500

Quartz var. Laguna Agate from Ojo Laguna, Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
#44924, Fluorescent Quartz var. Laguna Agate, Ojo Laguna, Mexico (c) $400

Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
#45530, Adamite, Mina Ojuela, Mexico (t) $25

Diamond (1.04 carat yellow dodecahedral crystal) from Orapa Mine, south of the Makgadikgadi Salt Plains, Botswana
#35857,  Fluorescent Diamond (1.04 carat yellow dodecahedral crystal), Orapa Mine, Botswana (t) $575

Powellite on Stilbite from Nasik, Maharashtra, India
#43970, Fluorescent Powellite on Stilbite, Nasik, India (m) $750

Poldervaartite on Calcite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#41744, Fluorescent Olmiite on Calcite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa (lc) $750

Zincite* (crystals!) on Franklinite* with Willemite from Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey
#41155, Fluorescent Zincite* (crystals!) on Franklinite* with Willemite, Franklin, New Jersey *Type Locality (m) $350

Powellite from Yeola, Maharashtra, India
#43971, Fluorescent Powellite, Yeola, India (m) $850

Barite with Calcite from Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota
#41784, Fluorescent Barite with Calcite, Elk Creek, South Dakota (c) $400

Ferberite with Fluorite, Quartz, Calcite, Muscovite from Yaogangxian Tungsten Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China
#46333, Ferberite with Fluorite, Quartz, Calcite, Muscovite, Yaogangxian Tungsten Mine, China (m) $65

Celestine on Sulfur from Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland
#45569, Celestine on Sulfur, Machow Mine, Poland (c) $225

Calcite var. Manganocalcite from Wessels Mine, Kuruman District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#44012, Fluorescent Calcite var. Manganocalcite, Wessels Mine, South Africa (m) $45

Scheelite from Pingwu, Sichuan, China
#42131,  Fluorescent Scheelite, Pingwu, China (m) $400

Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
#46386, Calcite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (c) $475

Andradite Garnet from Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey
#44770, Fluorescent Andradite Garnet, Franklin District, New Jersey (m) $65

Löllingite with Willemite from Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey
#44787, Fluorescent Löllingite with Willemite, Franklin District, New Jersey (m) $95

Franklinite* in Calcite from Franklin District, Sussex County, New Jersey
#44762, Fluorescent Franklinite* in Calcite, Franklin District, New Jersey *Type Locality (m) $175

Barytocalcite from Blagilll Mine, Alston Moor (Type Locality), Cumberland, England
#25035,  Fluorescent Barytocalcite, Blagilll Mine, Alston Moor (Type Locality), England (lc) $150

Fluorite from Ruyuan, Lechang, Guangdong, China
#45161, Fluorescent Fluorite, Ruyuan, Lechang, China (c) $375

Anglesite on Cerussite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
#45286,  Fluorescent Anglesite on Cerussite, Broken Hill, Australia (m) $45

Calcite (Mn-rich) from El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
#46205, Calcite (Mn-rich), El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Mexico (t) $18

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
#46451, Fluorite, William Wise Mine, New Hampshire (c) $275

Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#42091, Fluorescent Dioptase on Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $4250

Datolite with Calcite and Pyrite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#46400, Datolite with Calcite and Pyrite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (m) $28

Fluorite on Quartz from Weardale, County Durham, England
#45810, Fluorite on Quartz, Weardale, England (c) $400

Calcite with Prehnite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#46401, Calcite with Prehnite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (m) $26

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York
#46103, Calcite with Pyrite, Hyatt Mine, New York (lc) $50

Fluorite from Pugh Quarry, Custar, Wood County, Ohio
#45711, Fluorite, Pugh Quarry, Ohio (m) $18

Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
#46110, Gypsum, Red River Floodway, Canada (c) $125

Calcite with Pyrite from Hyatt Mine, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York
#46104, Calcite with Pyrite, Hyatt Mine, New York (lc) $45

Fluorite from Last Chance Mine, Grant County, New Mexico
#46125, Fluorite, Last Chance Mine, New Mexico (m) $38

Quartz var. Laguna Agate from Ojo Laguna, Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
#46285, Quartz var. Laguna Agate, Ojo Laguna, Mexico (lc) $350

Calcite from Millington Quarry, Millington, Somerset County, New Jersey
#46075, Calcite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (m) $28

Calcite on Prehnite-Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#46354, Calcite on Prehnite-Datolite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (m) $28

Calcite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#46359, Calcite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (m) $38

Fluorite from Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding County, Ohio
#46265, Fluorite, Auglaize Quarry, Ohio (c) $38

Witherite with Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
#39779, Witherite with Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois (lc) $225

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