HYALITE OPAL FROM NAMIBIA – EXCEPTIONAL UV FLUORESCENCE
This beautiful hyalite opal specimen from the Erongo region in Namibia impresses with its extraordinary botryoidal structure and its fascinating, intense neon-green fluorescence under UV light.
Even in normal daylight, the specimen displays an interesting natural mineral structure. On the dark brown rock matrix are numerous small, glass-like shiny hyalite sections as well as a particularly striking, larger botryoidal formation.
Under UV light, the specimen reveals its full beauty: the large hyalite section glows in an intense neon green, while numerous other fluorescent areas are distributed across the entire matrix.
This creates a beautiful, high-contrast luminous pattern that makes this specimen a special collector's item.
ORIGIN & MINERALOGY
• Mineral: Hyalite (Hyalite Opal)
• Mineral group: Opal
• Chemical composition: SiO₂ · nH₂O
• Origin: Erongo Region, Namibia
• Size: approx. 55 × 43 × 35 mm (very large and heavy)
• Weight: 66.7 g
• Color: green transparent on dark brown matrix
• Fluorescence: Intense neon green under UV light
• Appearance: Botryoidal, glass-like shiny mineral aggregates
• Associated rock: Natural dark brown matrix, exact composition undetermined
• Treatment: Untreated mineral specimen
WHAT MAKES HYALITE SPECIAL?
Hyalite is a particularly clear to translucent variety of opal and is also known as glass opal due to its glass-like appearance.
Unlike many other opals, hyalite usually does not show a classic play of color. Its special appeal often lies in its transparency, its extraordinary botryoidal growth forms, and its potential fluorescence.
Some hyalites contain trace amounts of uranium in their natural mineral structure. These can cause an intense green fluorescence under UV light.
Fluorescence is a natural optical phenomenon and makes certain hyalite specimens particularly interesting for collectors of fluorescent minerals.
A FASCINATING UV MINERAL SPECIMEN
In this specimen, the fluorescence is particularly well-pronounced.
The large botryoidal hyalite formation glows intensely neon green. Additionally, numerous smaller mineral sections on the matrix also show striking fluorescence.
Due to the varying distribution of the hyalite aggregates, a fascinating, individual luminous pattern is created under UV lighting.
The combination of the dark matrix, the extraordinary growth form, and the intense UV reaction gives this specimen its special character.
The product photos show the specimen both in normal lighting and under UV light.
A NATURAL UNIQUE PIECE
You will receive the exact hyalite specimen from Namibia shown.
The extraordinary botryoidal structure and the intense neon-green fluorescence pattern make this specimen a special, one-of-a-kind piece for mineral collectors and enthusiasts of fluorescent minerals.
Natural inclusions, rock remnants, and irregularities are part of the original character of this mineral specimen.
Note: The neon-green fluorescence is made visible by UV lighting and is not visible at this intensity in normal daylight. The effect may vary depending on the UV lamp used.
"A stone is the condensed history of the universe"
~Art of Nature Berlin~
