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Index of FMS Journal Articles

1972 - Volume 1

• Fluorescence Tests for Uranium and Some of Its Minerals — p.1 by George H. Schenk
• How Fluorescent Lamps Work — p.6 by General Electric
• Understanding Fluorescence in Minerals — p.9 by Frederick Kraissl, Jr.
• Minerals that Fluoresce in More Than One Color — p.11 by Don Newsome
• Spectroscopic Analysis of Fluorescent Minerals — p.13 by Mark Blazek
• Test Made of Wave Lengths — p.16 by The Mineralogist
• The Shortwave Ultraviolet Lamp in Scheelite Prospecting — p.19 by UVP

1973 - Volume 2

• Fluorescence of Uranium and Thorium Minerals — p.1
• The Selecting and Seasoning of Wood to Be Used under the Ultraviolet Light — p.10 by C.W. Smith
• Book Review ("Ultraviolet Guide to Minerals", by Sterling Gleason) — p.13 by Stan Foster
• The Red-Orange Fluorescence of Manganese-Containing Halites and Calcites, Properties and Composition — p.14 by George H. Schenk
• Quantitative Analysis of the Activator in Fluorescent Calcite — p.20 by Mark Blazek
• Which Mineral Has the Brightest Fluorescence? — p.31 by Don Newsome
• How to Improve Your Fluorescent Mineral Displays — p.39 by Frank J. Cole
• How to Put the Cool Light of Phosphors to Work for You — p.54 by L.H. Vogt, Jr.
• Questionnaires Shed a Little Light — p.63 by Ted Rutherford
• The Cover and Emblem — p.68

1974 - Volume 3

• The Fluorescent Minerals of the Franklin/Ogdensburg Area — p.1 by Frank Z. Edwards
• Fluorescent Mineral Notes [Zincite] — p.6 by Frank Z. Edwards
• Thank You, Dr. Pough! — p.9 by John C. Rex
• Luminescence Spectra of Some Calcites — p.11 by Peter J. Modreski
• New Uniform Rules for Displaying Fluorescent Specimens — p.20
• An Early Table of Fluorescent Minerals — p.23 by Peter J. Modreski
• The Nature of the Pink-Red Fluorescence in Margarosanite — p.26 by Dr. Warren Miller
• Fluorescent Mineral Slides [Margarosanite, Franklin, NJ (FL blue-white & red); Wollastonite & calcite, Franklin, NJ] — p.27
• Some Notes on Tugtupite — p.28 by Don Newsome
• Making Fluorescent Scheelite — p.31 by Mark Blazek
• Book Review [Nature's Hidden Rainbows: Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin, New Jersey" by Bob Jones] — p.35 by Peter J. Modreski
• All Fluorescent Mineral Show — p.37 by Don Newsome
• Notes on Fluorescent Minerals in Arizona — p.43 by Robert W. Jones, Jr.
• Irradiated Fluorescent Minerals — p.46 by Dr. George R. Rossman

1975 - Volume 4

• Phosphorescence: When Did It All Begin? — p.1 by Mark C. Blazek
• Fluorescent Minerals of the Balmat-Fowler Area in St. Lawrence County, New York — p.4 by Warren V. Miller
• Collecting Fluorescent Minerals — p.9 by Robert J. McGillicuddy
• Mineral Luminescence: Recently Published Articles — p.14 by Peter J. Modreski
• Artificial Fluorescent Halite Crystals — p.16 by Avery M. Pitzak
• From the Editor — p.23 by Peter J. Modreski
• 35 mm Slide Supplement [Calcite, wollastonite, barite, Franklin, NJ; Calcite, barite, Franklin, NJ] — p.27
• Photographing the Wernerite — p.31 by C. H. Chittenden
• A New Approach to Creating Fluorescence — p.33 by John C. Rex
• A Glossary of Terms Used in the Study of Fluorescence — p.37 by Mark C. Blazek
• Infra-Red Excited Phosphors — p.57 by Peter J. Modreski
• Stamps Coated with "Fluorescent Minerals" — p.60 by George H. Schenk
• Some Observations on Fluorescence in Illinois Fluorite — p.66 by Mark C. Blazek
• Thermoluminescence Dating — p.70 by Peter J. Modreski
• Book Review [A Guide to Mineral Collecting at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey" by Ervan F. Kushner] — p.72 by Peter J. Modreski
• Using Thermoluminescence to Locate Ore Deposits — p.76 by Peter J. Modreski

1976 - Volume 5

• Luminescence of Diamond — p.5 by Mark C. Blazek
• Some Fluorescent Minerals Found in Southern Africa — p.10 by Horst Windisch
• From the Editor — p.12 by Peter J. Modreski
• The Tsumeb Willemites and Their Fluorescence [Namibia] — p.13 by Ian Turnbull
• Letter to the Editor [Infrared-excited luminescence?] — p.14 by Mark C. Blazek
• Fluorescent Displays: One Man's Opinion — p.15 by Don Newsome
• Minerals in a New Light — p.21 by William B. White
• Review of Some Recently Published Articles about Mineral Luminescence — p.31
• Karpatite — p.32 by Sharon Cisneros
• The First Law of Fluorescence — p.33 by Mark C. Blazek
• Journal Supplement - Fluorescent Mineral Slides [Svabite; Wollastonite, Franklin, New Jersey] — p.34
• Fluorescence in Synthetic Calcite — p.36 by Sarah R. Cummings
• The Fluorescent Bead Test for Uranium — p.40 by Mark C. Blazek
• Fluorescent Minerals of the National Mineralogical Museum of Denmark — p.42 by Thomas S. Warren
• Fluorescent Collage — p.52 by Ian Turnbull
• The Status of the Cathodoluminescence Technique in the Study of Carbonates — p.56 by Donald J. Marshall
• Fluorescent Display at the Spokane Gem and Mineral Show — p.64
• The Cover and Emblem — p.68

1977 - Volume 6

• From the Editor — p.5 by Peter Modreski
• The Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey — p.7 by Richard Bostwick
• Journal Supplement Slides [Willemite, Tiger Mine, Arizona] — p.41 by Ian Turnbull
• Luminescence of Meteorites — p.42 by Mark C. Blazek
• Wickenburgite and Related Minerals at the Potter-Cramer Mine, Arizona — p.47 by Frank & Laura Cole
• Uses of Ultraviolet Radiation in Paleontology — p.53 by W. D. Jan Wolfe
• Zinc: An Activator of Fluorescence in Cave Calcite - p.58 by Ian Turnbull
• Critique of New Mexico Bureau of Mines Fluorescent Display — p.61 by Mark C. Blazek

1978 - Volume 7

• From the Editor — p.5 by Peter J. Modreski
• Acknowledgments — p.6
• Minerals That Glow in the Dark — p.7 by P. S. Manchester
• Australian Fluorescent Minerals — p.12 by Brian M. England
• Fluorescent Mineral Information Sheet #23: Hardystonite — p.32 by Don Newsome
• Review of Some Recently Published Articles about Mineral Luminescence — p.37 by Peter J. Modreski
• Understanding Fluorescence — p.41 by Lindsay Berry
• Critique of Two Fluorescent Mineral Museum Displays — p.45 by Mark C. Blazek
• Articles for Publication — p.49

1979 - Volume 8

• Acknowledgments — p.5
• An Introduction to Fluorescence (Parts 1 thru 6) — p.9 by Ian C. Turnbull
• The Fluorescent Mineral Society - How Did it Start? — p.23 by Don Newsome
• Minerals that Fluoresce in Two Colors — p.26 by Manuel Robbins
• The 1979 Slides - Identification - p.27
• About Eucryptite and Petalite from Australia — p.29 by Dr. Gerhard Henkel
• Additional Comments on Hardystonite — p.31 by Richard C. Bostwick
• Agrellite and Vlasovite: Two New Fluorescent Minerals from Quebec — p.33 by Peter J. Modreski
• Permanent Fluorescent Display Critique — p.35 by Don Newsome
• Fluorescent Mineral Collecting at the Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, NJ — p.36 by Richard C. Bostwick
• Articles for Publication — p.46

1980 - Volume 9

• About Fluorescent Andalusite — p.1 by Dr. Gerhard Henkel
• Blue Fluorescent Diopside Associated with Wernerite [Meionite, Scapolite] — p.4 by Dr. Gerhard Henkel
• Beauty in the Round — p.6 by John C. Rex
• Luminescent Lithology — p.9 by Susan West
• Meteorites that Glow — p.23 by S. W. S. McKeever and D. W. Sears
• Luminescence and Ultraviolet Light — p.31 by Harry M. Rieman

1981 - Volume 10

• Editorial: Colors, activators, and localities — p.1 by Peter J. Modreski
• Unusual luminescence of calcite from the Piceance Creek basin, Rio Blanco Co., Northwestern Colorado — p.4 by Earl R. Verbeek
• The colors and spectral distributions of fluorescent minerals — p.7 by Don Newsome & Peter J. Modreski
• Color slide supplement [CIE Chromaticity Diagram; Esperite on Hardystonite, Franklin, New Jersey] — p.57

1982 - Volume 11

• Editorial — p.1
• Colors and Spectral Distributions of Fluorescent Minerals, Part II — p.7 by Don Newsome
• How to Catalog Your Fluorescent Mineral Collection — p.33 by Don Newsome
• Northwest Regional Meeting of the Fluorescent Mineral Society, July 17, 1982 — p.51
• Color Slides: Zoned Fluorescent Adamite — p.52
• 1972-1981 Cumulative Index — p.54
• Corrections to Past Issues of the FMS Journal — p.77

1983 - Volume 12

• From the Editor — p.1
• UV Filters - a Progress Report — p.2 by Thomas S. Warren
• Fluorescence of Shell Fragments As an Aid To the Study of Early American Mortars — p.6 by Dana C. Linck and Peter J. Modreski
• 1983 Journal Supplement: Color Slides of Fluorescent Minerals [Denver Gem & Mineral Show exhibits] — p.16
• Determination of Fluorescent Activators in Franklin Margarosanites — p.19 by Gerald J. DeMenna
• Fluorescent Calcites: Comprehensive Chemical Analysis — p.23 by Gerald J. DeMenna
• Almost Everything You Would Want to Know About Long-Wave BLB Lamps — p.27 by Don Newsome
• Northwest Meeting of the FMS, Aug. 7, 1983, Spokane, Wash. — p.40

1984-5 - Volume 13

• From the Editor — p.1
• Colors and spectral distributions of fluorescent minerals — p.2 by Don Newsome
• Supplement to 1984-85 journal: slides of fluorescent minerals [Gypsum, Nanton, Alberta; Fluorite, Cumberland, England; Corundum, Froland, Aust Agder, Norway; Calcite, Ouray, Colorado] — p.29
• Supplement II: "Why a color may not reproduce correctly" — p.30 by Eastman Kodak Co.
• A portable fluorescent collection — p.31 by Stephan A. Williams
• Chemical analysis of fluorescent minerals — p.35 by Gerald J. DeMenna
• A computerized collection catalogue — p.41 by Stephen A. Williams
• Book review, "The Collector's Book of Fluorescent Minerals", by Manuel Robbins — p.53 by Earl R. Verbeek
• Photograph - FMS members at Friends of Mineralogy Pacific Northwest Chapter 10th Annual Symposium, Tacoma, Washington, Sept. 28, 1984 — p.58

1986-7 - Volume 14

• How bright are your fluorescent minerals? — p.1 by Don Newsome
• Journal supplement: color slides of fluorescent minerals [Sphalerite, Spruce Pine, North Carolina; Halite, Salton Sea, California; Willemite crystal, Sterling Hill, New Jersey; Barite, Franklin, New Jersey] — p.24
• Zoned fluorescence of scapolite from Valyermo, California — p.28 by Earl R. Verbeek

1988-9 - Volume 15

• The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals — by Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Peter J. Modreski, Earl R. Verbeek

1990 - Volume 16

• Solarization of Short-Wave Filters — p.1 by Don Newsome
• Discovery at West Plant Dump [Zinc oxide crystals in Palmerton, Pennsylvania zinc smelter dumps] — p.22 by John C. Rex
• Palmerton Plants — p.25
• Explanation of slides — p.28

1991 - Volume 17

• Photography of Fluorescent Minerals — p.1 by Peter J. Modreski
• Fluorescent Mineral Photography — p.12 by Gerald J. DeMenna
• Photography of Small Fluorescent Mineral Specimens — p.16 by Roger W. Parrett
• Journal supplement: color slides of fluorescent minerals [Calcite, Kelly, New Mexico; Scheelite, Camp Bird mine, Ouray Co., Colorado; Margarosanite, Franklin, New Jersey; Turneaurite; Margarosanite & roeblingite; Esperite, hardystonite; Wollastonite; Hydrozincite; Eucryptite, New Hampshire] — p.21

1992 - Volume 18

• The Further Side of Darkness - Part I: Phosphorescence of Minerals and Other Solids — by George E. Stoertz

1997 — Volume 19

• Cathodoluminescence of Quartz — p.1 by Dr Jens Gotze
  Research carried out recently at the Mining Academy at Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
• Explanation of slides displaying Cathodoluminescence — p.18 by Dr. P. Modreski
• Inner Space, part one — p.19 by K. H. Russ
  Provides a view of the structure of the crystal lattice and some atomic distances
• Inner Space, part two — p.25 by K. H. Russ
  Goes a step further inside the atom giving a magnified picture combined with historic and present day aspects
• Glossary — p.32

1998 — Volume 20

• What causes mineral fluorescence? Activators of luminescence in minerals. — p.1 by Glenn Waychunas
  A detailed description of the different ions responsible for fluorescence. Contains an extensive list of additional readings.
• Photographing Fluorescent Minerals — p.13 by Axel Emmermann
  A personal but very thorough approach on this subject including five example slides.
• Description of the slides included in this issue — p.32 by Axel Emmermann

2000 — Volume 21

• The Further Side of Darkness Part II — p.1 by George E. Stoertz
  Fluorescence of Minerals and other Solids
• The Further Side of Darkness Part III — Appendices
  Appendix 1: Examples of fluorescence spectra — p.41
  Appendix 2: Color changes in fluorescent minerals — p.46
  Appendix 3: Thermoluminescence and tribioluminescence — p.63
  Appendix 4: Fluorescence and phosphorescence of diamonds — p.64
  Appendix 5: Other types of spectra — p.65

2001 — Volume 22

• Fluorite from Seilles, Andenne, Belgium — p.1 by R.E. Vochten, M.K. Van Doorselaer, and H. Dillen
  Coloration, fluorescence, and a remarkable crystal geometry discoloration phenomena
• Determination of Natural and Synthetic Rubies by Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry — p.12 by George Bosshart
• Determining the Brightness of Fluorescent Minerals — p.30 by George E. Stoertz
• Ruby and Fluorescence — p.40 by K. H. Russ
• Description of the slides included in this issue — p.45
• Glossary — p.46

2002 — Volume 23

• From the President of the Fluorescent Mineral Society — p.1 by Dr. Rodney Burroughs
• In Memoriam Thomas Spencer Warren — p.3 by Richard Bostwick
• Thomas Warren — p.6 by Don Newsome
• The Thomas S. Warren Museum of Fluorescence — p.10 by Earl Verbeek
• Description of the slides included in this issue — p.39 by Earl Verbeek

2003 — Volume 24

• Longwave Ultraviolet Sources for Mineral Collectors — p.1 by Don Newsome
• A different use of UV light [Mongka zircon color change research] — p.14 by Günter Krause
• Luminescence and its Applications — p.27 by Karl-Heinz Russ
• Glossary [Cherenkov radiation, Plasmon, Polaron, Polariton, Bremsstrahlung] — p.41

2004 — Volume 25   (printed in color)

• Fluorescent Minerals of the Ilimaussaq Complex, Greenland — p.1 by Mark Cole
• Two Tests: Life of Short Wave Filters and UV Depreciation in Lamps — p.27 by Don Newsome
• Bulk Sorting by LIF - Quality Control of Ores for Bulk Sorting and Blending by Laser Induced Fluorescence Analysis — p.38 by Heribert Broicher

2005 — Volume 26   (printed in color)

• Diamond Luminescence — p.1 by R. Heiderhoff and L.J. Balk
• SAS2000 Spectrophotometer Analysis System for diamond and gemstone evaluation and grading — p.13 by Martin Haske and John Caruso
• Characterization of Synthetic Diamond Crystals by Spatially-Resolved Rocking Curve Measurements — p.24 by J. Hoszowska, A.K. Freund, E. Boller, J.P.F. Sellschop, G. Level, J. Hartwig, R.C. Burns, M. Rebak, and J Baruchel
• Thermoluminescence of Zircon — p.33 by Philibert Iacconi

2006-2007 — Volume 27   (printed in color)

• Editorial — by Karl Russ
• Heat Seeker: UV Fluorescence as a  Gemological Tool — p.1 by Richard W. Hughes. John L. Emmett
• Mineral Luminescence in Visible Spectrum using Becquerel Phosphoroscope — p.19 by Endre Götz, John Ferenczi, Tom Ludman
• UV Lights & Lamps - a Manufacturer's Perspective — p.29 by Don Newsome
• Mineral Luminescence in Incident Visible Light using a device based on the Becquerel principle — p.40 by E. Götz, J. Ferenczi, Alexandrina Fülöp

2008 - Volume 28   (process color printing on glossy stock; new layout by Maryann Manning)

• Editorial — p.2 by Karl Russ
• Luminescence - Spectacular and Useful Characteristics of Minerals — p.3 by Christopher Lenz
• Recent Research on Diamond Fluorescence — p.18 Collected and Summarized by K. H. Russ
• Historic Overview of Luminescence - Research on Calcites from the Harz Mountains, Germany — p.21 b Dipl. Geol. Friedhart Knolle
• Calcuim Fluoride for ArF Lithography - Characterization by in situ Transmission and LIF — p.25 by Ch Mühlig, W. Triebel, G. Töpfer, A. Jordanov

2009 — Volume 29 (sneak preview)

• Benitoite – A Beautiful and Rare Fluorescent Mineral — by Al Wilkins
• Light Emitting Doides (LEDs) Today — by Andreas Russ
• Photonic Frontiers = Semiconductor UV Lasers — by Jeff Hecht
• Fluorescence Microscopy — Compiled and Selected by Karl Russ

Index compiled by Doug Mitchell, Jan Wittenberg, and Ed Anderson.

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Note that before 1990, the Journal was published in a smaller 5¼×8½ inch format. The more recent journals are in a standard 8½×11 inch layout. Several journals up to 2002 included a set of color slides. Journals since 2004 have used process color printing.