Crystal Prospect

MUSCOVITE with SCHORL and fluorescent APATITE - Kirk No.2, Gilsum, New Hampshire, USA

Thick book of shiny Muscovite mica plates with black Schorl Tourmaline, pale-green Fluorapatite (fluorescent yellow SW), small amounts of white Quartz and several spots of green SW uranyl-activated fluorescence.

from Kirk No. 2 quarry (Blake Quarry), Gilsum, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA

this specimen is featured on mindat, minID: 3D4-117

Measures approximately 2.5 x 2 x 0.75 inch, 4.33 oz / 63 x 51 x 19 mm, 123g

Item # A0590714

SOLD

To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).