Fluorescent Minerals

Wernerite

Jasper

Dendrite

Dendrite

Dendrite

Calcite

Cubed Pyrite in Matrix

Cubed Pyrite

Snowflake Obsdian

Chalcopyrite

Pegamite

Fluorite

Fluorite

Michigan Native Copper

Rose Quartz

Hallite

Rhodocrosite

Turquoise from New Mexico

Volcanic Ash, Utah

Desert Rose, Oklahoma

Gypsum, Texas

Agate

Stalagtite

Selenite Roses, Mexico

Celestite

Citrine, Brazil

Fluorite

Tourmaline

Mica

Mica

The fluorescent room holds cubed calcite,

wernerite, franklinite, hallite, serpentine,

fluorite, amber calcite, pink

magnanoncalcite, to name a few

A close up of the wernerite under the black light

Bacteria have painted a picture on this rock referred to as a dendrite

Natural cube formations from Italy

Volcanic glass has been used for centuries to make knives and arrowhead. It is still used today to make scalpels.

Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral that crystallizes in the tetragonal system. It has the chemical composition CuFeS_2.

_{It has a brassy to golden yellow color and a hardness of 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale. Its streak is diagnostic as green tinged black.}

_{The name is pronounced kal-co-pie-right (kal as in "calender", "co" as in coat).}