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Quartz var. Chalcedony (fluorescent) from Yankee Dog Claim, Hidalgo County, New Mexico

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Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 78280
Mineral:	Quartz var. Chalcedony (fluorescent)
Locality:	Yankee Dog Claim, Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Description:	Translucent gray-to-pink quartz chalcedony in undulating, organic forms with gray matrix on the rear. The quartz chalcedony fluoresces bright green under SW UV illumination and bluish-green under LW UV illumination. Collected by Brian Huntsman ca. 1994
Overall Size:	8x5.5x3 cm
Crystals:
Archived:	For reference only

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