UV Flashlights - Outlandish Claims of Power
I’m really getting tired of all the BS out there. Chinese vendors make outlandish claims about their flashlights and non-technical...
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Glow Notes - Education Posts
The posts below are all posts in chronological order. Blog posts may be narrowed by the five categories listed, or the entire list viewed by returning to the main GNB page above. Page through posts using "Next Ten" links at the bottom of the page.
31st Annual Ultraviolation 2021 - The Only Show Dedicated to Fluorescent Minerals
Dennis Michaels (from our FLM FB group) attended his first Ultraviolation show in Oct 2021. He took some amazing photos which really...
MultiColor Longwave Minerals
I posted a challenge on Facebook in response to an excellent post showing off a display of LW 365nm minerals. Shown below are several of...
Fluorescence in Diamonds
Photo credit: Svetozar Simov (This is an archive of an excellent post in our Fluorescent Mineral Facebook group by Richard David...
Cataract Surgery - How does it Affect Our Eyes and Viewing Fluorescent Minerals
Serious question here. I just had cataract surgery and can now only see FS with sunglasses on. Does anyone know if this will improve as I...
What Kind of Flashlight Do I Need? (365nm versus 390/395/400nm Unfiltered UV Flashlights)
Friends don't let friends use crappy unfiltered 390nm flashlights. This is an educational post, directed towards folks new to the hobby....
Power Claims of Convoy Type Flashlights
A pet peeve of mine is honesty in advertising. Over the past 3+ months I’ve seen companies advertising ever higher power Convoy type...
What is Ultraviolet Light (UV)?
People new to the hobby of fluorescent minerals typically have a lot of questions about UV. What is the difference between shortwave...
The "Feldspar Effect" - Is This Really a Fluorescent Mineral?
There is something I call the "feldspar effect". When people first start collecting fluorescent minerals in the field they usually are...
Synthetic Fluorescent Halite
To produce crystals at home is an interesting experiment and if they fluoresce, could be “magic”. Furthermore, it’s easy and cheap. The...
Biofluorescence of the Monarch Butterfly
By Chris Clemens ...
The Fluorescent Minerals of Greenland
The Ilímaussaq complex is one of the world's most fascinating igneous complexes. The abundance of rare elements has resulted in more than...
Fluorescent Rocks: Mother Nature's Hidden Beauties
Hi, I'm FireViper, and I'm hoping to get other kids excited about fluorescent rocks and to teach them a little bit, so I'll be posting...
Report from the (2018) Tucson mineral shows (excluding the TGMS show)
Glenn Waychunas Mar 1, 2018 Normally I do not send around a report, but now that I have some responsibility with the FMS, I consider it a...
Are rubies *always* fluorescent? Have you ever seen one not fluoresce? What about rubies from Madaga
[NOTE: This is an archive of a Facebook post with a great discussion about the fluorescence of rubies] "The chromium present in ruby...
Ultraviolation 2017 Show Report
Ultraviolation Fluorescent Mineral Only Show - "If it don't glow, you're at the wrong show"
Sterling Hill Mining Museum Documentary - The Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World
Published on Feb 20, 2017 A brief student documentary about the historic Sterling Hill Mining Museum. Not only is this mine one of the...
The Journal of the Fluorescent Mineral Society - Call for Papers
Call for papers - FMS Journal
LED Longwave (LW - 365nm) Lighting for Home Displays
By now the fluorescent mineral community has heard of the new Convoy S2 365nm flashlight that has taken our hobby by storm. It is the...
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