Description: Up for sale is a box of 27 muti-colored fluorescent minerals from the Shadow Hills area, Adelanto Ca. This box weighs in at over 16 lbs. Several of the pieces are between 3" and 5" long. The Shadow Hills are located just North of the city of Adelanto, in the western Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, Ca. The Red Raven Mine is found here along with numerous mines and prospects running the entire North/South length of the Shadow Hills. The main ore body was lead, zinc and silver and is found in veins of argentiferous (silver-bering) galena. This is found in a dolomitic limestone matrix which has resulted in up to 5 color rocks, often found together. See pictures. The fluorescent minerals are dolomite: yellow, calcite: red, smithsonite: violet, hydrozincite: bright blue-white. Many shades of these colors can be seen in these rocks. Red can be pink to dark red, yellow can be pale to deep yellow and the violet runs pale to dark. Added to this is the weathering of the galena to blue-white hydrozincite makes these a fascinating combination of color. This area was discovered in the early 2000's by a trio of fluorescent collectors on their way to the 'Princess Pat Mine' located in the better known Shadow Mountains about 8 miles Northwest of Shadow Hills. A few years ago the area was reclaimed and the vertical shafts were filled in and the area graded. Here is chance to acquire a good grouping of what one could find early on. They are beautiful fluorescents. It should be noted that at the present cost of gas, a trip from Los Angeles to Shadow Hills and back will cost more than the price with shipping of this lot! A note on the UV pictures. The UV pics. are shot with a 'Superbright II' shortwave lamp. One will need the same or the equivalent to see all of the colors. The actual minerals are brighter than the photos show due to the limitations of a regular camera. As many of you know, fluorescents are hard to capture on camera accurately. . Shipping is $16.00 for Priority Flat Rate. I sell and ship within the U.S. only. Please do not bid or buy if you are registered outside of the United States as Ebay penalizes sellers for that by assessing additional fees. All sales are final so please e-mail me with any questions, before purchase. I have been buying and selling on Ebay since 1999 and have an excellent rating so buy with confidence.
Price: 45 USD
Location: Burbank, California
End Time: 2024-03-13T01:05:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
