Fluorescent Minerals   
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

wellerr@cochise.edu 
copyright 2008-R.Weller

 
fluorescent pair- 5
Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona

The first view is a mineral observed under normal light,
while the second is the same mineral viewed under ultraviolet light.

The fluorescent red mineral is calcite, while the specks of bright
yellow green are willemite.




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