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BIG Fluorescent SPECIMENS

(Last update 06/08/2008)

(All UV photos are taken under shortwave UV lamps, unless stated otherwise; SW= shortwave, LW=longwave, WL=white light; click on any photo for a full-size image)

                                                             

SHRNG04 - Calcite, Willemite (fl-SW), Franklinite - Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ - 2 lbs. 9 oz., 4 1/2 X 4 X 2 1/2 in. - $29

Just a big black rock in daylight, but in UV, oh my....

BAJA03 - Selenite (fl-LW/SW) - Baja California, Mexico - 2 lbs. 2 oz., 6 X 4 3/4 X 4 1/2 in. - $135

A huge jumble of snowy Selenite crystals, fluorescent in tones of cream, peach, and yellow in both LW and SW

BLL8 - Calcite, Chondrodite, Diopside (fl-SW) - Long Lake Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada - 3 lbs. 4 oz., 6 X 4 1/2 X 2 1/4 in. - $125

Another gorgeous Long Lake Zinc Mine specimen, with a striking pattern

BHARD14 - Hardystonite, Clinohedrite, Willemite, Calcite (fl-SW) - Franklin, New Jersey - ~16 lbs., 11 X 8 X 5 1/2 in. - $1350

An exceptional huge 4-color Hardystonite specimen, with enough Clinohedrite, Willemite, and Calcite to make it sizzle - a centerpiece for any fluorescent display

BIGDOG02 - Calcite (fl-SW) - San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico - 6 lbs., 10 1/4 X 6 X 4 in. - (SOLD)

A monster plate of big dogtooth Calcite crystals, pretty under SW or white light

BWOLL1 - Wollastonite in Marble (fl-SW), Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ - 6 lbs. 11 oz., 11 X 9 X 2 in. - $175 (on hold)

Huge plate of very bright Wollastonite blebs in Marble matrix

AGRELL14 - Agrellite (fl-LW/SW), Albite, Calcite (fl-SW), Eudialite, Aegerine - Quebec, Canada - 2 lbs., 2 oz., 6 1/4 X 3 3/4 X 2 1/2 in. - $85

A beautiful 3-color (SW) piece from the Kipawa Complex - Eudialite patches make this a beauty in white light light as well

BHARD01 - Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite (fl-SW), Franklinite - Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey - 5 lbs., 6 X 5 X 3 in. - $750

A gorgeous Parker Shaft specimen brought out in the 1950's by Franklin miner John Yanvari

CALARAG01 - Aragonite (fl-LW/SW) - San Luis Obispo County, CA - 5 lbs. 7 oz., 7 X 5 3/4 X 5 in. - $825

Spectacular under white light or any UV wavelength, the crystals are sharp and undamaged

BHARD08 - Calcite, Willemite, Hardystonite, Clinohedrite (fl-SW) - Parker Shaft, Franklin, NJ - 10 lbs. 1 oz., 9 X 6 X 3 1/2 in. - (SOLD)

A huge 4-color plate of rare beauty, brought out in the 1950's - wow!

BRCALC01 - Calcite (fl-SW) - Ametista Do Sul, Brazil - 4 lbs. 4 oz., 10 X 9 X 3 1/2 in. - $125

A big plate of sharp snow-white fluoresent Calcite crystals (even brighter under midwave)

ROGFL2 - Fluorite (fl-LW/SW) - Rogerly Mine, County Durham, England - 6 lbs. 13 oz., 12 X 7 X 2 1/2 in. - $285

A huge plate entirely covered by sea-green crystals which fluoresce brightly under either SW or LW (above)

BAJA11 - Selenite (fl-LW/SW) - Baja California, Mexico- 1 lb. 8 oz., 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 1 1/4 in. - $75

A sharp 2-way specimen, a plate of snowy-white crystals which fluoresce in a ghostly white with areas of pale peach

NJRG29 - Calcite, Willemite (fl-SW) - Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey - 4 lbs. 3 oz., 5 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 2 3/4 in. - $45 (on hold)

"lightning bolt" veins of Willemite which extend through the entire specimen - a great bright fluorescent

BTIRO1 - Tirodite, Tremolite, Talc (fl-SW/LW) - Talcville, NY - 5 lbs. 4 oz., 13 X 6 1/2 X 1 1/2 in. - $275

Tirodite xls. in a matrix of Tremolite and Talc (top SW, bottom LW)

BHARD02 - Calcite, Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite (fl-SW),Franklinite - Parker Shaft, Franklin, NJ - 4 lb. 3 oz., 5 X 3 1/2 X 3 in. - $325

A chunky 4-color Parker Shaft specimen brought out in the 1950's by Franklin miner John Yanvari - minor Esperite in a few spots

WEARFL01 - Fluorite (fl-LW/SW) - Fraser's Hush Mine, Weardale, England - 3 lbs. 11 oz., 6 X 4 1/2 X 2 1/2 in. - $350

A large cluster of deep purple (mostly opaque) Fluorite crystals to 2 in. - fluorescence is even brighter under LW

SHCALBAR01 - Calcite, Fluorite (or Barite?) (fl-SW) - Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ - ~15 lbs., 10 X 9 X 4 in. - $2495

A huge, very rare piece of Sterling Hill history - Calcite sprinkled liberally with Barite or Fluorite, and showing the remains of two large "blowback" drill holes

 

Items pictured above which are also on sale in my eBay store have an eBay item # following the price; you can go to my eBay store by clicking here.  If you are considering a purchase of any of the specimens not listed in eBay, please send me an email with any questions; additional images are available upon request. 

 

 

Jim Simpson (tigerowner@gmail.com)

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