Autunite - New Hampshire

*Note: Please make sure to right-click and print (or save) ID card located in the photo gallery for your records* Bright yellow autunite coatings accent a matrix in this specimen from Ruggles Mine in Grafton, New Hampshire. The specimen responds to longwave, midwave, and shortwave UV, with particularly vibrant fluorescence in the midwave and shortwave photographs. Autunite is a naturally radioactive, uranium-bearing mineral intended for informed collectors. Ex. Liebetrau Collection This specimen originates from the renowned collection of Albert M. “Al” and Suzanne “Sue” Liebetrau, who spent more than six decades assembling a world-class collection of fine minerals from around the globe. Particularly celebrated for their exceptional fluorescent minerals, the Liebetraus built what has been described as one of the great fluorescent mineral collections in the United States, with specimens selected for quality, rarity, aesthetics, and locality significance.