38 new fluorescent minerals to Horn Silver Mine Showcase

Today I have added 38 new specimens to the Horn Silver Mine Showcase Page of my website. 

For those of you who are new to my email list, please take the time to read about the history of the Horn Silver Mine, as well as the incredible story of how these specimens were collected.  When I purchased this amazing collection from Ethan Bunker, I promised him I would educate my customers on the mines history and what it took to collect these wonderful specimens.  I have left a lot of the SOLD specimens on the webpage so that new collectors could see some of the fluorescent variety found in this mine.

The sphalerite from the Horn Silver Mine has a long duration sustained luminescence (aka phosphorescence).  In some of the finer grained specimens you can literally write on the specimen with a 405nm violet light laser and watch it continue to luminesce!! The sphalerite is also triboluminescent. When a mineral is triboluminescent, a flash of light can be generated by friction, impact or breakage. I usually use an 8 or 10-penny spike to scratch the sphalerite in the dark.

I am currently photographing some very nice multi-colored calcite specimens from Hidalgo, Mexico. I hope to have it completed soon. As always, those on my email list will be notified the moment these new specimens are uploaded to my site.