Description: Up for bid is a Sphalerite, Dolomite and Hydrozincite specimen from the Raibl Mine in Italy. The Sphalerite forms beautiful fluorescent patterns. In this particular piece there is a straight sphalerite vein near the edge of the specimen and curved sphalerite veins in the center. If you look at the edge view, you can see the curved veins are actually complete rings. I think this was once a Sphalerite nodule with concentric layers. This piece is a wedge out of that nodule. The Sphalerite fluoresces Orange under LW UV, the Dolomite fluoresces shades of White under all wavelengths and is also phosphorescent, and the Hydrozincite fluoresce Blue under SW UV. First picture is the front under LW, second picture is front under SW, third picture is front under White Light. Remaining pictures are bottom and edge in the same order. The Raibl Mine is a Lead and Zinc mine that was active from the 14th century up to 1986 and was closed in 1991. I had not seen or heard of the Raibl Mine until about 2016 when a dealer in Europe started selling the material. Description: Sphalerite (FL Orange LW), Hydrozincite (FL Blue SW), Dolomite (FL Grey-White SW, Cream MW, LW, Phosphorescent) Location: Raibl Mine, Tarvisio, Udine Province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Size: 3.5" x 2.2" x 2.1" Weight: 14 oz Contact me if you have any questions. Be sure to check out my eBay store: Jim's Obscure Stuff for more fluorescent minerals and other unusual items. Domestic Shipping I use US Postal Service Priority Mail for all my domestic shipping. This service includes door to door tracking and I pay for full insurance. I only charge actual shipping costs with no extra charges for packing or shipping materials and will gladly combine shipments. If eBay overcharges for shipping, or the combined shipping doesn’t work for some reason, I will refund any excess shipping charges. International Shipping I use eBay International Shipping for all my international sales. I ship to eBay’s domestic shipping hub and eBay handles the rest.
Price: 100 USD
Location: Woodland Hills, California
End Time: 2024-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
