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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...
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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...
UV Waves Vol. 56 Num. 1
Table of Contents Quantum States of the FMS – From the President by Philip S. Neuhoff 1–3 Treasurer’s Report CY 2025 by Andrew D. Silver 4 The “Children’s” New Condo by Conrad North 5–7 The New Fluorescent Mineral Display at the Yale Peabody Museum by Harold Moritz 8...
UV Waves Vol. 55 Num. 5 & 6
Table of Contents Long Lake Zinc Mine, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada by Jon Amsterdam 1–5 Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Ontario, Canada: A Historic Uranium Prospect and Source of Exquisite Betafite Crystals by Sean Stimac 6–8 Editor’s Note—The...
UV Waves Vol. 55 Num. 4
Table of Contents Wollastonite from the Gouverneur Talc Company #4 Quarry by Howie Green 1–3 The Valentine Quarry Gallery by Howie Green 4–8 Worldwide Prehnite Gallery by Howie Green 9–10 Rose Road—The WSK and the PDM by Howie Green 11–23 Bush Farm, Gouverneur, St....
UV Waves Vol. 54 Num. 4
Table of Contents The $600 Home Display by Mike Turino 1–43 Taking Your Glow on the Road: Tips for Portable Fluorescent Mineral Displays by Jon Roth 13–21 From the Editor—The (Dis)Play’s the Thing… by Howie Green 23–29 The FMS Facebook Group Chapter Strikes Back by —...