40 new fluorescent minerals to the Worldwide Showcase

Today I have added 40 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) Calcite from Zimapan Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico – I was able to obtain another nice batch of these multicolored calcites from Mexico.  The calcite fluoresces best in shortwave ultraviolet light.  The primary calcite fluoresces various shades of red and yellow, with secondary calcite fluorescing shades of orange, pale blue and green.  The combination of color and various patterns makes these calcite specimens very aesthetic.

B) Ruby in Zoisite, Longido, Arusha, Tanzania – Included in this update is a batch of nicely fluorescent crimson red ruby specimens in white light green zoisite.  It is difficult for my digital camera to capture the true crimson color of the fluorescent response of these ruby specimens.  However, they fluoresce quite nicely.  If using a longwave LED flashlight these specimens will really “pop”.

C) Agrellite, Albite, Thorite, Quebec, Canada – I have quite a large stock of agrellite specimens from Quebec.  It has been a long time since I released a batch of multi-colored specimens consisting of fluorescing pink agrellite, fluorescing crimson red albite and fluorescing green uranyl activated thorite.  I am a big fan of these multi-colored specimens.

D) Hydrozincite, Calcite, Five Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada – I recently obtained a batch of hydrozincite specimens (some with calcite) from Nova Scotia, Canada.  This locality is not one I am familiar with, and I was unable to determine if this was from a recent find or older material.