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Aragonite (fluorescent) from Cairns Bay, Flinders, Victoria, Australia

 
Aragonite (fluorescent) from Cairns Bay, Flinders, Victoria, Australia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Aragonite (fluorescent) from Cairns Bay, Flinders, Victoria, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 32659
Mineral:Aragonite (fluorescent)
Locality:Cairns Bay, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
Description:Transparent colorless aragonite in bundled cluster of elongated, prismatic crystals with no matrix attached from a location seldom available. The aragonite fluoresces under UV illumination.
Overall Size:27x8x6 mm
Crystals:27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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