The NY/NJ 2015 Gem & Mineral Show has been putting together an outstanding showcase of fluorescent minerals the last couple of years, thanks to the contribution of the Franklin and Sterling Hill Museums and several collectors. The fluorescent exhibits were quite impressive, filling a large room of brightly colored minerals glowing in ultraviolet light. The room had large "fishtank"-style showcases with a a strong UV lamp on top illuminating the contents of brightly fluorescent minerals. Most of the minerals were from Franklin and Sterling Hill, though there were some cases with a worldwide fluorescent assortment of both shortwave and longwave minerals.
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Esperite Assemblages from the Franklin Mine, Franklin New Jersey
Collection of Warren Miller
Select Minerals from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Collection of Warren Miller
Large
Willemite Crystal in Calcite
from the Sterling Hill Mine
Collection of Warren Miller
Fluorescent Minerals from the Collection of Steven M. Kuitems, DMD
Fluorescent Minerals from the Franklin Mineral Museum
Large
Norbergite from Franklin, New Jersey, from the Franklin Mineral Museum
Rare Fluorescent
Barite from Franklin, New Jersey, from the Franklin Mineral Museum
Worldwide Fluorescent Minerals under Shortwave UV Light
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht
Worldwide Fluorescent Minerals under Longwave UV Light
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht
Picture Rocks from Franklin and Sterling Hill
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht
Hot Pink
Aragonite, Agrigento Sicily Italy
Collection of Richard Bostwick and Tema Hecht
