Fluorescent Aragonite from Mexico

Contributed by: FMS Admin
minID: Q8A-VEM
Date: May 12th, 2026
Locality: Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico (See on Mindat)
Size: 6 x 3.8 x 9.1 cm

Description:
Very nice cabinet-sized specimen of stalactitic aragonite (aka "Cave aragonite"), from the Santa Eulalia Mining District, fluorescing under shortwave UV.

Originally posted by Frédéric Messier Leroux on Nature's Rainbows in 2022.