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Exceptional Calcite Minerals, part 2

Tapering plates of nailhead Calcite from Shi Zhu Yuan mine, Chen Zhou City, Hunan Province, China. The calcite fluoreseces pink-orange SW. The piece weighs 1 lb. 3.8 oz. and is 4.7 x 3.0 x 2.9 inches.

An unusual and new find of leaf veined calcite spears from Mirzapur, India. The calcite fluoresces white SW & LW and has a long phosphorescence. It weighs 0.6 oz and is 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.2 inches. Dark tan blades of dogtooth calcite crystals from St-Cyrille de Wendover, Quebec, Canada. The calcite fluoresces blue-gray SW and green-beige LW. The piece weighs 5.0 oz. and is 3.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches.

Lightning calcite from Copper Canyon, Magdalena Mountains, New Mexico. The calcite fluoresces orange SW in a lightning pattern across the rock. It weighs 5.0 oz and is 3.8 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches. A geode of amber spears of calcite on dolomite from Pune, Wagholi, India. The calcite fluoresces yellow-white SW & LW. It weighs 16.0 oz and is 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.3 inches.

Calcite spears from Irai, Rio Del Sul, Brazil. The calcite fluoresces pink red SW & LW. It weighs 2.0 oz and is 2.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 inches. Calcite spears and crystals on quartz crystals from Irai, Rio Del Sul, Brazil. The calcite fluoresces pink-red SW & LW. It weighs 3.0 oz. and is 2.8 x 2.0 x 1.3 inches.

Calcite crystals on analcime from Croft quarry, Leicester, England. The calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 2.0 oz. and is 2.3 x 2.3 x 1.0 inches. Aragonite (calcite family) in a spikey coral-like growth from Northern Lights mine near Yerington, Nevada. The aragonite fluoresces white with green tips SW and cream LW. It weighs 1.3 oz and is 2.0 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches.

Calcite crystals on prehnite crystals from Roncari Quarry, E. Granby, Conn. The calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 2.5 oz. and is 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 inches. An exquisitely aethestic piece with two forms of calcite on analcime from Yamhill, Oregon. One calcite fluoresces pale yellow SW & LW, the other calcite fluoresces pale orange SW. It weighs 4.4 oz and is 3.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 inches.

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More New Jersey Fluorescents, page 2

Even More New Jersey Fluorescents, page 3

New Jersey and Other Fluorescents, page 4

Foreign Fluorescents, page 5

Fluorescent Links, books, etc, page 6

Rare New Jersey Fluorescents, page 7

Fluorescent Apatites, page 7a

Fluorescent Apatites, page 7b

Fluorescent Calcites, page 7c

More Rare Fluorescents, page 8

Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 9

Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 9a

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Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 10

Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 10a

Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 11

Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 11a

Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 12

Fluorescent Minerals for Sale, page 12a


An unusual and new find of leaf veined calcite spears from Mirzapur, India. The calcite fluoresces white SW & LW and has a long phosphorescence. It weighs 0.6 oz and is 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.2 inches.	Dark tan blades of dogtooth calcite crystals from St-Cyrille de Wendover, Quebec, Canada. The calcite fluoresces blue-gray SW and green-beige LW. The piece weighs 5.0 oz. and is 3.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches.


Lightning calcite from Copper Canyon, Magdalena Mountains, New Mexico. The calcite fluoresces orange SW in a lightning pattern across the rock. It weighs 5.0 oz and is 3.8 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches.	A geode of amber spears of calcite on dolomite from Pune, Wagholi, India. The calcite fluoresces yellow-white SW & LW. It weighs 16.0 oz and is 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.3 inches.


Calcite spears from Irai, Rio Del Sul, Brazil. The calcite fluoresces pink red SW & LW. It weighs 2.0 oz and is 2.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 inches.	Calcite spears and crystals on quartz crystals from Irai, Rio Del Sul, Brazil. The calcite fluoresces pink-red SW & LW. It weighs 3.0 oz. and is 2.8 x 2.0 x 1.3 inches.


Calcite crystals on analcime from Croft quarry, Leicester, England. The calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 2.0 oz. and is 2.3 x 2.3 x 1.0 inches.	Aragonite (calcite family) in a spikey coral-like growth from Northern Lights mine near Yerington, Nevada. The aragonite fluoresces white with green tips SW and cream LW. It weighs 1.3 oz and is 2.0 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches.


Calcite crystals on prehnite crystals from Roncari Quarry, E. Granby, Conn. The calcite fluoresces red-orange SW. It weighs 2.5 oz. and is 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 inches.	An exquisitely aethestic piece with two forms of calcite on analcime from Yamhill, Oregon. One calcite fluoresces pale yellow SW & LW, the other calcite fluoresces pale orange SW. It weighs 4.4 oz and is 3.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 inches.