Location: Stoneco White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Allen Township, Ottawa Co., Ohio, USA

Size: 2.35 x 1.93 x 1.4 inches

This piece looks amazing under long wave UV light and fluoresces an yellowish white. The fluorite crystals are a rootbeer color in natural light and are highly sought after. It has been cut on the base and sides to prevent damage to the Fluorite crystals. It also means that you can easily stand it up vertically or can display it horizontally.

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 W ave (SW) but SW costs a lot more than LW.)

Photos 1, 6 and 7 are under long wave using a V3 365nm UV Beast light.

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