Fluorspar (fluorite) from Southern Nevada

vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,613	Fluorspar (fluorite) from Southern Nevada Feb 11, 2024 8:30:29 GMT -5 RWA3006, HankRocks, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Feb 11, 2024 8:30:29 GMT -5

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,032	Fluorspar (fluorite) from Southern Nevada Feb 11, 2024 9:07:13 GMT -5 vegasjames, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Feb 11, 2024 9:07:13 GMT -5 It's amazing to me what the raw rocks look like compared to the slabbed and cabbed.

vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,613	Fluorspar (fluorite) from Southern Nevada Feb 11, 2024 17:27:22 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockjunquie, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Feb 11, 2024 17:27:22 GMT -5 The look of the fluorspar can vary a lot from mine to mine as well. For example, this is fluorspar from a different mine in Nevada.

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,671	Fluorspar (fluorite) from Southern Nevada Feb 27, 2024 16:25:07 GMT -5 vegasjames and hummingbirdstones like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 27, 2024 16:25:07 GMT -5 vegasjames do you have a UV light to put on it? I'll bet it's nice.
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Fluorspar (fluorite) from Southern Nevada Feb 27, 2024 16:37:18 GMT -5 RWA3006 and hummingbirdstones like this

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Feb 27, 2024 16:25:07 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

vegasjames do you have a UV light to put on it? I'll bet it's nice.

Yes, I have UV lights, but the fluorspar from the Nevada Tiffany stone does not fluoresce. I read somewhere about this material not fluorescing from that site and tried it with several wavelengths of UV light and they were right, it does not fluoresce.

Have not tried the UV lights on the new fluorspar.

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