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Fluorescent Minerals UK - North East England

This section of fluorescent minerals shows selected specimens from NE England. The Weardale fluorites are known for their strong fluorescence which is illustrated by showing a Heights Quarry specimen fluorescing under UV light while in normal daylight (DL).

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Fluorite, Heights Quarry, Weardale (LW).	Fluorite, Heights Quarry, Weardale (DL).	Fluorite, Heights Quarry, Weardale (DL & SW).
Fluorite, Heights Quarry, Weardale (SW).	Witherite, Settlingstones Mine, Hexham (SW).	Witherite, Settlingstones Mine, Hexham (LW).
Calcite, Speeton Chalk (SW).	Calcite & fluorite, Frazers Hush (SW).	Aragonite flowstone, Heights Quarry (LW).
Fluorite & Aragonite, Heights Quarry (SW).	Fluorite & calcite, Heights Quarry (SW).	Fluorite & calcite, Heights Quarry (LW).
Barite, Wetgrooves (DL).	Barite, Wetgrooves (SW).	Barite, Wetgrooves (LW).

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