Phosphorescent Fluorite - El Potosi #5 Popular Crystals_Amethyst although no deposits of Amazonite

although no deposits of Amazonite have ever been found in the Amazon

Size: 96mm x 78mm

which is a microcrystalline variety of Quartz

but it crystallises in a different way

Phosphorescent Fluorite - El Potosi #5 Popular Crystals_Amethyst although no deposits of AmazoniteThis very new find Fluorite from December 2025 comes from the El Potosi Mine in Mexico. It has an unusual shape for Fluorite, and the current theory is that these may in fact be pseudomorphs after Calcite. They display not only fluorescence in longwave 365nm light, but also phosphorescence, which depending on the piece, can last several seconds after the UV light is turned off (this is best viewed in complete darkness). You will receive the exact