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Aragonite aka Cave Calcite

Large and brilliant green under Shortwave ultraviolet (SW/UV), "Cave Calcite" is impressive under UV or natural light. Photos presented here are under a SW/UV lamp. This Aragonite aka "Cave Calcite" is from Mina Potosi, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico. You must use a good quality SW UV lamp to see the color. Specimen is natural and not altered in any way. ID labels accompany every specimen I sell.

This is a bright and rich extra-large cabinet size specimen.

Compare natural light photo of specimen on a one dollar bill for scale.

Specimen CC-19 is 6"x 5"x 2.75" and weighs 2 pounds 1 ounce.

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NOTES ON ULTRAVIOLET:
The higher quality the Ultraviolet (UV) source, the better fluorescent minerals look. Critical factors include; filtration (Hoya glass vs Plastic filter or lens), lamp wattage, bulb composition, lamp construction, wave length and distance of lamp to specimen. For best results with any UV source, observe against a black, non-fluorescent, non-reflective background, in complete darkness with eyes adapted. To dark adapt your eye's, you must be in complete darkness for approximately seven (7) minutes. The photos here were taken using a Shortwave (SW), Midwave (MW) or Longwave (LW) lamps, metered and exposed to show fluorescent response to its best advantage. I will indicate which wavelength is appropriate for the particular specimen being offered at auction and wavelength (SW/MW,LW) used as well as the wattage of UV lamp used for photography. I use a 9 watt SW/LW lamp to illuminate most specimens.

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