Afghanistan Minerals - New Identifications
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Glow Notes - Mineral and Collecting Posts
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There have been several posts in our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluorescentminerals) recently identifying some of...
Corundum var. Ruby - Gem Tabular Ruby Cluster - Very Uncommon, Very Unique Crystal Habit
Most ruby specimens are either high-priced single/group of crystals on a marble matrix, or cheap massive habit rough from India. Not so...
Fluorescence in Diamonds
Photo credit: Svetozar Simov (This is an archive of an excellent post in our Fluorescent Mineral Facebook group by Richard David...
Monteagle Miner Cave, a Fluorescent Chamber of Icicles
Over the 2018 holidays my daughters were in town. One left after Christmas but was replaced by my BFF Howie Green and his wife. Always...
Gaspeite: The Fluorescent Pretender
I’ve known more than one collector who has been enticed by the brilliant blue/green fluorescence of the mineral gaspeite. In fact, under...
"Yooperlite" - What's in a Silly Name? What are they really?
A rock just went viral! A fellow found some glowing rocks on the beaches of Lake Superior and quickly realized how neat they were. He...
2017 FMS Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting
by Chris Clemens chris@uvminerals.org The Midwest Chapter of the Fluorescent Mineral Society (FMS) held its first annual meeting at the...
Pyromorphite (and Plumbogummite) - A Midwave Glow
There's been some cornfusion about the fluorescence of pyromorphite lately. I'll try and summarize, but invite others to wikify. For our...
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...
Helvetia Trip Report
Originally published in UV Waves, the bi-monthly publication from the Fluorescent Mineral Society. Helvetia. Just the name conjures up...
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...
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