Afghanistan Minerals - New Identifications
There have been several posts in our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluorescentminerals) recently identifying some of...
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Glow Notes - Mineral and Collecting 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.
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...
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...
Agate from Scott's Gulf, Smyrna, Tennessee
8/31/17 - A major component of rock collecting (for me) is simply getting out in nature. A buddy dragged me out to a very remote area...
Franklin Super Diggg 2017, Trip Report
by Chris Clemens 6/8/17 The promise of this year’s Super Diggg on April 29th was too tempting to resist- over six million pounds of Mill...
Collecting Fluorescent Minerals - The Basics, Where to Find Them, and How to Collect Them
Fluorescent minerals are found almost anywhere there is a good selection of white light minerals. Mine dumps/tailing piles are obviously gr
Greenland Sodalite Hackmanite - Quick Change Artist, Tenebrescent Champion
Tenebrescence of Greenland sodalite is amazing. This is a piece of a deeply tenebrescent sodalite. Note how when the SW light is first...
Romancing the Stone (A Brief History of Tugtupite)
“For ages, the Inuit of Greenland have understood the power of tugtupite. Legend has it that lovers can cause the stone to glow fiery red...
How Hot Are Your Rocks? Radioactivity in Uranyl-Activated Fluorescent Minerals
by Chris Clemens Introduction: Uranyl-activated green fluorescence is one of the most common fluorescent responses seen under UV light. ...
Hyalite (opal-AN) specimens from Hungary, Zemplén, Tarcal
I made a tribute to Hyalites from Hungary, Zemplén, Tarcal. Specimens are shown in normal, UV-C and some in UV-A light. All frames are...
Not all Adamite is Created Equal…
…at least not in terms of fluorescence. As is the case with many fluorescent minerals, different specimens of the same mineral species...
The Definitive Guide to Franklin/Sterling Hill Wollastonite
A regularly recurring question in our Facebook Fluorescent Mineral Group is the differences between the various wollastonites found the...
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