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.

Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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