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Fluorescent Minerals Key

From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

I've translated some of the names of the minerals in this key from their original German, but as you can see, some words remain unchanged.
This key identifies the fluorescent minerals.

This key identifies the fluorescent minerals.

Hannes Grobe
1. Cerussit (yellow), Baryt xx - Mibladen, Marokko
2. Skapolith (yellow) - Greenvile, Ontario, Canada
3. Hardystonit (blue), Calcit (rot), Willemit (grün) - Franklin, New Jersey, USA
4. Dolomite - Långban, Filipstad, Sweden
5. Adamin - Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico
6. Scheelit (blue) - provenance unknown
7. Achat Druse - Utah, USA
8. Tremolit - Balmat, New York, USA
9. Esperit (yellow), Willemit (grün) - Franklin, New Jersey, USA
10. Dolomite - Långban, Filipstad, Schweden
11. Fluorite, Calcite - Urberg, St. Blasien, Schwarzwald
12. Calcite - Capnic, Rumänien
13. Ryolith - provenance unknown
14. Dolomite - Långban/Jakobsberg, Filipstad, Schweden
15. Willemit (green), Calcit (red), Franklinit, Rhodonit - Franklin, New Jersey, USA
16. Eukryptit - Bikita, Zimbabwe
17. Calcite - Schwäbische Alb
18. Calcite in Toneisenstein (Septarie) - Zion National Park, Utah, USA
19. Fluorite - Upper Weirdale, Durham Co., England
20. Calcite + green - Jakobsberg, Nordmark, Filipstad, Schweden
21. Calcite, Dolomite - Iglesiente, Sardinien
22. Dripstones - Lykia, Turkey
23. Scheelit (104), roemer
24. Aragonite - Agrigenti, Sizilien
25. Benitoit - San Benito, Kalifornien, USA
26. Quartz aus Schneekopfkugel - Thüringer Wald
27. Dolomite with iron ore - Långban, Filipstad, Schweden
28. unknown (yellow, 10)
29. synthetic corundum
30. Powellit xx - Indien
31. Hyalit (Glasopal) - Ungarn
32. Vlasovit (yellow) in Eudyalit - Kipawa, Villedieu, Quebec, Canada
33. Doppelspat - Creel, Mexico
34. Manganocalcite? - Långban, Filipstad, Sweden
35. Clinohydrit, Hardystonit, Willemit, Calcit - Franklin, New Jersey, USA
36. Calcite - Urberg, St. Blasien, Schwarzwald
37. Apatite, Diopside - USA
39. Dolomitgestein - Långban, Filipstad, Sweden
40. Fluorite - Upper Weirdale, Durham Co., England
41. Manganocalcite - Peru
42. Galmei auf Zinkblende in Ganggestein - Schulenberg, Harz
43. blue/yellow - Långban, Filipstad, Sweden
44. Glasopal - provenance unknown
45. Gips x - Klein-Steinbke, Königslutter, Elm
46. Dolomitgangart - Långban, Filipstad, Sweden
47. Chalcedony - provenance unknown
48. Willemite, Calcite - Franklin, New Yersey, USA
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