JH9578 Strontio-Aragonite Nodule, Pyrite, Boccheggiano Mine, Italy

Description

Up for bid is a nodule of Strontio-Aragonite from Italy. The Strontio-Aragonite is green under white light and fluoresces Bright Red under Long-Wave UV. It is suspected that the Red color is due to Strontium impurities. The bottom of the specimen is covered with non-fluorescent Pyrite. Specimens with uniform daylight green color are rare, and nodules are rarer still.
This piece was found in the Boccheggiano Pyrite Mine. The Italian supplier of this mineral states that this is the only source of red fluorescing Aragonite and there is no more coming out of the mines.
Strontio-aragonite (Daylight Green, FL Red, LW)
Pyrite (NF)
Location: Boccheggiano Pyrite Mine, Grosseto, Italy
Size: 3" x 3" x 2"
Weight: 10.1 oz
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