HO-009 Fluorescent Hyalite Opal Specimen

This large fluorescent Hyalite Opal specimen is approximately 5 inches by 4 inches and weighs almost 5.5 pounds. Hyalite Opal is one of the brightest fluorescent minerals known to man, and is a true form of Opal. These specimens were formed underground approximately 380 million years ago in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, NC. The Hyalite forms a nearly invisible coating on specimens of Quartz, Feldspar and Mica. It is fluorescent under longwave ultraviolet light, but it’s even brighter under shortwave ultraviolet light. These photos were taken under shortwave ultraviolet light. Each specimen is different. You will receive the actual specimen in the photos. See other available pieces here: Hyalite Opal HO-009