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Glow Notes - Education Posts

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Education

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...

Mark Cole

Save Our Hobby - Donate Now! #UVUnited

Help UV Flashlight owners fight this patent troll! Donate Here - https://gogetfunding.com/uvunited/ There is a company (Way Too Cool -...

Mark Cole

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...

M Cole (by Richard David Armstrong)

Fluorescence in Diamonds

Photo credit: Svetozar Simov (This is an archive of an excellent post in our Fluorescent Mineral Facebook group by Richard David...

FB Discussion (by M Cole)

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...

M Cole

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....

M Cole

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...

M. Cole

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...

M Cole

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...

Stefano Buzzoni

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...

Chris Clemens

Biofluorescence of the Monarch Butterfly

By Chris Clemens ...

M Cole

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...

FireViper

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...

Glenn Waychunas (post by M Cole)

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...

Facebook Post Archive

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...

Mike in Manassas (post by M Cole)

Ultraviolation 2017 Show Report

Ultraviolation Fluorescent Mineral Only Show - "If it don't glow, you're at the wrong show"

M Cole

We Need Young Ones Participating in the Fluorescent Mineral Hobby

Over the years most of the folks I meet in our hobby are old and retired (I'm one of the old ones). We need yunguns to develop an...

M Cole (Youtube)

What’s the Difference Between Fluorescence and Bioluminescence?

M Cole (Youtbe)

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...

James Van Fleet (by M Cole)

The Journal of the Fluorescent Mineral Society - Call for Papers

Call for papers - FMS Journal

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Glow Notes - Education Posts

31st Annual Ultraviolation 2021 - The Only Show Dedicated to Fluorescent Minerals

Save Our Hobby - Donate Now! #UVUnited

MultiColor Longwave Minerals

Fluorescence in Diamonds

Cataract Surgery - How does it Affect Our Eyes and Viewing Fluorescent Minerals

What Kind of Flashlight Do I Need? (365nm versus 390/395/400nm Unfiltered UV Flashlights)

Power Claims of Convoy Type Flashlights

What is Ultraviolet Light (UV)?

The "Feldspar Effect" - Is This Really a Fluorescent Mineral?

Synthetic Fluorescent Halite

Biofluorescence of the Monarch Butterfly

The Fluorescent Minerals of Greenland

Fluorescent Rocks: Mother Nature's Hidden Beauties

Report from the (2018) Tucson mineral shows (excluding the TGMS show)

Are rubies *always* fluorescent? Have you ever seen one not fluoresce? What about rubies from Madaga

Ultraviolation 2017 Show Report

We Need Young Ones Participating in the Fluorescent Mineral Hobby

What’s the Difference Between Fluorescence and Bioluminescence?

Sterling Hill Mining Museum Documentary - The Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World

The Journal of the Fluorescent Mineral Society - Call for Papers

Are rubies always fluorescent? Have you ever seen one not fluoresce? What about rubies from Madaga