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NewsSullivan & Rose Fluorescent Mineral Show June 4th, 2026 A fluorescent mineral show is coming up Saturday, June 20, 2026! Sullivan & Rose Fluorescent Mineral ShowCentral States Fair Grounds800 San Francisco St. Rapid City, South DakotaLions Building9am-4pm...
The Fluorescence of Elemental Sulfur: Real or Perceived Phenomenon?
There was a post in the fluorescent mineral group about sulfur fluorescing a dull green under SW on a piece of calcite from Michigan, and a discussion about this being real fluorescence ensued. I have several pieces of similar material from Italy and had noticed what...
2017 FMS Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting
Originally posted on Nature's Rainbows in 2017 by Chris Clemens. The Midwest Chapter of the Fluorescent Mineral Society (FMS) held its first annual meeting at the Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum in Marion, Kentucky, on Saturday, September 16th. This location was chosen...
Converting a Transilluminator into a Short Wave Lamp
This article was originally published by Dennis Michael on Nature's Rainbow. My small hand-held short wave lamp is useful, but has its limitations. I was interested in a much more powerful light for display and photography. After some research and talking to...
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The Fluorescent Mineral Society The Fluorescent Mineral Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit member driven organization of folks who love fluorescent minerals. We have members from around the world and include all types of enthusiasts from professional mineralogists to...
Topaz from the Zapot pegmatite, Nevada, USA
A broken piece of a topaz crystal, bluish in daylight, with a surprisingly bright yellow fluorescence under longwave UV light. From: Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA.A miniature piece: 4 x 3 x 2 cm, 49 g.MinID:...
Willemite, Calcite & Dioptase from Gotala, Republic of the Congo
A streak of light green willemite crystal on a calcite matrix with a few, deep green, gemmy dioptase crystals as special guests. The willemite crystals are quite small, between 1 and 2 mm, but are all well formed, translucent, light green in color and there are scores...
Scheelite from Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Little cluster of well formed scheelite crystals. Dark colored in daylight, they fluoresce the typical bright blue under shortwave UV light and a quite nice orange/red under midwave UV light (a bit overexposed in the photo…). The blue shortwave fluorescence is...
Books
Books One may argue the second best way to study fluorescent minerals is via a well written book. Here is a list of books dedicated to fluorescent minerals and famous localities producing fluorescent minerals. Unfortunately, the list is not that long!General books on...