Mineral Data/Information
We have accumulated a rather large database of pictures and information on the fluorescent minerals of Greenlnad, as well as other areas. Since 2001 we have made yearly visits to the Ilimaussaq Complex, South Greenland and have made many significant discoveries. Most of these minerals are new to the hobby. We also focus on new and remote areas in other parts of the world to try to introduce major new specimens to the fluorescent mineral hobby.
These pages document our finds over the years - in pictures and words - and provide mineral IDs and descriptions where possible. Extensive photo databases are provided in each section. Locality information and trip reports can be found in the Localities section.
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 Greenland Minerals - A general discussion of the minerals of Greenland, and lots of detail about the Ilimaussaq Complex and the amazing assortment of fluorescent minerals from that area.
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 China Fluorescent Minerals - Although a vast country with huge mineral resources, little attention has been paid to fluorescent minerals from this area. We are slowly developing certain localities and the results are encouraging. Check ‘em out....
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 Specialty Minerals - Fluorescent Minerals from other Localities
Langesundsfjorden, Norway has produced some wonderful fluorescent material. Peru, Argentina, India have interesting material, as well as some lessor known locales in the USA. As we add locales to our list we will build a database of information here.
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The Mineral Gallery contains mostly images of fluorescent minerals we have photographed over the years but not included in one of the sections above- and are recorded here simply as a “database” of pics for those searching for a particular specimen.
Franklin remains the Fluorescent Capital of the World with a wide variety of species and superb brightness (but Greenland certainly ranks up there too). We won’t even attempt to discuss this area here; there are plenty of excellent web sites providing tons of useful information on this area. Please visit our Links page for more into.
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