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Fluorite - Grant Co. New Mexico

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 22nd, 2026
Locality: Watson Mountain Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
A fluorite specimen from the lesser-known Watson Mountain Prospect in Grant Co., New Mexico.

Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Blue

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