Location: Naughty Gnome Pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England, UK

Size: 2.27 x 1.67 x 0.95 inches

This piece looks amazing under long wave UV light and fluoresces an eerie white. It has been cut on the base and sides to prevent damage to the Fluorite crystals. Please note that depending on where you display it is what color it will appear as it also has daylight fluorescence where the cubes appear more of a purple color. I do have some really nice but expensive pieces from the UK that have a green jello appearance to them. If you are interested please let me know.

The pieces of Fluorite from this mine are highly fluorescent and the best thing is that they fluoresce with Long Wave (LW) which is what most collectors have. (90% of fluorescent minerals fluoresce are Short Wave (SW) but SW costs a lot more than LW.)

Photos 1 and 3 are Long Wave with a V3 UV 365nm Beast light .

The last 2 photos are in daylight.

Fluorite (also called fluorspar) belongs to the halide minerals and is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It has a hardness of 4 and in its pure form it is colorless and transparent.  It often contains impurities which makes it a very colorful mineral in many collections.   In addition to its ornamental uses