36 new fluorescent minerals to Worldwide showcase

Today I have added 36 new specimens to the Worldwide Showcase Page of my website.  There are four main batches to this update, as well as many single specimens.  A description of some of the larger batches is provided below.

A) Aragonite from Sicily – Just got in a new batch of Sicilian aragonite specimens directly from Italy.  These specimens are mostly display and large display size specimens.  They range in fluorescent longwave response from pale pink to dark pink and even red/pink.  They all exhibit a nice color change to pale greenish/white when under shortwave ultraviolet light.  After exposure to shortwave ultraviolet light, the specimens exhibit a sustained luminescence.

B) Amber from Indonesia – Deep brown amber from the Oligocene Epoch (30 mya).  Under longwave ultraviolet light this amber fluoresces a beautiful cornflower blue.  Although not a mineral, fluorescent amber sometimes makes a nice addition to a fluorescent mineral collection.

C) Tugtupite from Greenland – A couple of nice tugtupite specimens from Greenland, including a real aesthetic specimen with a uranyl activated green mineral from Kvanefjeld.  Tugtupite fluoresces a beautiful pinkish red color under shortwave ultraviolet light with a nice color change to orange under longwave ultraviolet light.D) Calcite and willemite from Australia – A couple of nice multi-colored specimens from the Puttapa Mine in Australia.   The willemite in these specimens fluoresces in a range of colors.  Some of the willemite  also has a nice color change to yellow under longwave ultraviolet light.  The willemite also exhibits a long duration sustained luminescence.