43 new fluorescent minerals to United States Showcase

Today I have added 43 new specimens to the United States Showcase Page of my website.  A description of a few of the small batches is provided below.

Calcite, Fluorite, Pure Potential Mine, Arizona – I mined this material in the early 2000s from a locality underground that was producing the very best fluorescing specimens at the time. Debbie and I spent an entire day hauling specimens to the surface (photographs in the photograph section of my website). It is important to note that this material is freshly mined and not weathered material that some dealers sell from the dumps. It is best under midrange ultraviolet light as the calcite is brighter red and the fluorite gets somewhat muted. Some specimens contain many aesthetic veins and can be some of the best midrange specimens available today. This mine is also known as the North Geronimo mine, but was the Pure Potential mine when I mined there.

Tremolite, Red/Pink Fluorescing Amphibole, Talcville, New York. In the past, mineral names such as tirodite, manganocummingtonite and anthophyllite were used to identify the red/pink fluorescing material along with the orange fluorescing tremolite. We are no longer using any of these mineral names as further research work is required to get an understanding of the true mineral identifications for these red/pink fluorescing amphiboles. Some specimens also contain fluorescing talc.

Scheelite. This batch contains several scheelite specimens from localities such as the classic Trumbull, Connecticut locality. Other localities include the Bonito Mine in Arizona, the Strawberry and Hi-Peak Mines in California and very rich specimens from a not so well-known locality called the Dunbar Property in Montana.

Benitoite, San Benito County, California – Several specimens of benitoite are provided on this update. These are not high-end white light specimens (as they can be very expensive) but are specimens just for the fluorescent mineral collector. All of the specimens have been sawcut on the back, which can be common.

I will begin the photography soon for a new Worldwide Showcase update. As always, those on my email list will be notified the moment these new specimens are uploaded to my site.