Posted by April Buettner – member of Show-Me Rockhounds of Kansas City

The Show-Me Rockhounds went to Baldwin City, Kansas and bought some rocks and minerals from an old time rockhound.  Here are some fluorescent minerals that I bought.  Photographed under short-wave UV light and white light. 

From Left to Right:

Back row:  Uranyl activated Quartz; Three Purple Passion minerals from the Purple Passion Mine in Arizona.  Orange is Calcite, blue is Fluorite and green is Willemite.

Middle Row:   Granite with Mica; Purple Passion minerals;

Front Row:  Agate; Chalcedony; Unknown “Bacon” Rock

 From the collection of and photographed by April Buettner