Specimens from the Hogan Claim

The fluorescent material here typically has calcite (Fl. red), willemite (Fl. green/yellow-green), and fluorite (Fl. blue/violet).   Other fluorescent minerals found in this material include aragonite (Fl. white/cream), caliche (Fl. cream/orange), hydrozincite (Fl. blue-white), smithsonite (Fl. pink), and two unknowns - one that fluoresces deep pink/rose under SW and the other fluoresces a light blue under SW.  The pinks and the light blue all fluoresce yellow under LW.  We suspect that the deep pink is cadmium rich smithsonite and that the light blue is either lead rich smithsonite or zinc hydroxide. We have also seen some small spots of bright orange that we suspect may be clinohedrite.  Testing is underway to figure out exactly what the unknowns are.

Another interesting thing about the material is that it looks very good under MW.  The calcite changes to a scarlet color, the fluorite gets much better, and the aragonite fluoresces a much brighter white or cream color.  

On Sunday October 25, 2004, we mined a large museum specimen of this material with 7 or 8 fluorescent colors.  In addition, it has a hand sized pocket lined with small aragonite crystals.  The specimen is awesome.  It weighs in at 180 pounds and it is about 2.5 feet long and about 14"x12" in the other two directions.  Here are some photos:

Note: Specimens on this page are representative and may have sold. We are attempting to reorganize the material and will update specific specimens in the near future.  

H-1029 $8	H-1023 $20	H-1012 $20	H-1010 $20	H-1002 $75
H-1 $1,200	H-2 $1,200	H-3 $900	H-41 $70	H-40 $25
H-7 $300	H-8 $350	H-11 $75	H-13 $30	H-15 $45