Ken's Fluorescent Minerals
Ken's Fluorescent Minerals
These are pictures of fluorescent minerals photographed under long wave (LW) or short wave (SW) ultraviolet light.
Whether you are a mineral collector or just browsing, I hope you enjoy this site.
Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite , Franklin, NJ, 3 x 4" (SW) (Left)
Witherite xls , Empire Mine, Rosiclare, IL, 3 x 2" (LW) (Center)
Yellow Calcite xls , Art Reid Quarry, McMinnville, OR, 2 x 3" (LW) (Right)
Amber , New Jersey, 1 x 1.5 pieces" (LW) (Left)
Scapolite , Quebec, Canada , 3 x 4" (LW) (Center)
Eucryptite , Parker Mountain, Strafford, NH, 1 x 1" pieces (SW) (Right)
Books and Information Sources:
Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light , by Manuel Robbins, 1994, ISBN 0-945005-13-X
The Collector's Book of Fluorescent Minerals , by Manuel Robbins, 1983, ISBN 0-442-27506-4
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals , by Annibale Mottana, Rodolfo Crespi & Guiseppe Liborio, 1977, ISBN 0-671-24417-5
Ultraviolet Light and Fluorescent Minerals , by Thomas S. Warren, Sterling Gleason, Richard C. Bostwick, Earl R. Verbeek, 1995, ISBN 0-9635098-0-2
Nature's Hidden Rainbows - Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin, NJ , by Robert Jones, Jr., 1964, Published by Ultraviolet Products Inc.
The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals , Journal of the Fluorescent Mineral Society - Special Issue Vol. 15 1988-89
My buddy and I had the time of our lives here! Mary Groves' cooking alone is well worth the price, not to mention admission into famous closed locations of Maine! Relax and enjoy their unique flavor of hospitality!
is a non-profit organization for those interested in the fluorescence of minerals.
Links:
Resource links:
Dial up The Ore House BBS - (516) 671-2337
A computer bulletin board dedicated to mineral collecting. It's free and you get full access on the first call.
Copyright 1995 Kenneth Colosky. All rights reserved. No reproduction of these images is permitted without express written permission.
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