FMS - The Fluorescent Mineral Society

Many local rock and gem stores will have UV lights and perhaps a few mineral specimens of interest to fluorescent mineral collectors, but the serious collector may wish to contact the following dealers for a more complete inventory.   Dealers are listed in alphabetic order with our active sustaining members first, then other dealer listings.   No recommendation is being made here - these are simply offered as leads for the benefit of our members and visitors.

The Fluorescent Mineral Society thanks these Sustaining Members for their generous donations:

Gerard Barmarin	Lasne, Belgium
David Burgess	Newington, CT
Chance Fuhlendorf	Fallon, NV
Harold Hintz	Randolph, NJ
Jim Horste	Woodland Hills, CA
John Kashuba	Bend, OR
Conrad North	Centennial, CO
Bob Trimingham	Livermore, CA

Please join the FMS if you would like to be an FMS Sustaining Member or contact the webmaster with info about any dealers that specialize in fluorescent minerals and gear of specific interest to our members.

We are grateful for the support of our Sustaining Member Dealers:

Arizona Ultraviolet 514 N Wittenberg Ave Springfield, OH 45504   USA	Fluorescent minerals, particularly from Arizona	Contact: Charles Grogan
Capistrano Mining Company San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675   USA	Specializing in benitoite mineral specimens and gemstones, Montana Sapphire, and tourmaline mine run gravel/ore bags	Phone: 714-305-0135 Contact: Wayne Schrimp
CyberRocks 1829 Reisterstown Road #430 Baltimore, MD 21208-7107   USA	Fluorescent minerals from worldwide locations and KidsRocks for the young collector	Phone: 410-889-5532 Contact: Steven Shramko
Endless Circle Lapidary 22950 Roadrunner Lane PO Box 817 Congress, AZ 85332   USA	A small "Ma and Pa" operation doing custom sphere cutting of customers' rough material and offering finished spheres from their personal stock	Phone: 928-427-3095 Contact: Joseph McAnney contact form
Fluoromins Australia 651 Hydes Creek Rd Bellingen, NSW 2454   Australia	Specializing in multicolor fluorescent minerals from the Puttapa zinc mine in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia	Phone: 02 6655 0255 Contact: Graham Fraser
Higher Orbit Products PO Box 481 Ardmore, PA 19003   USA	Supplier of the HOPLITE365 extreme intensity 365nm LED flashlight	Phone: 610-608-0664 Contact: Michael Isaacson
Jeanne's Rock & Jewelry 5420 Bissonnet, Bellaire Triangle Houston, TX 77401-3913   USA	Fluorescent minerals and UV lights	Phone: 713-664-2988 Contact: Lynda Gurski
MineralMan USA PO Box 494988 Redding, CA 96049   USA	Fluorescent and world wide minerals, beginner rock collections, custom jewelry, rare maps and collectibles	Phone: 619-916-8810 Contact: Darwin Warriner
Mineralogical Research Company 15840 East Alta Vista Way San Jose, CA 95127-1737   USA	Fluorescent minerals, books, display materials, UV viewing cabinets, UVP lights & replacement tubes	Phone: 408-923-6800 Contact: Sharon Cisneros
Polman Minerals PO Box 93276 Phoenix, AZ 85070-3276   USA	Extensive stock of worldwide fluorescent minerals, UV lights by Way-Too-Cool, UVP and Ultra-Lum. UV goggles, books, and educational kits	Phone: 480-283-1958 Contact: George Polman
Raytech Industries 475 Smith Street Middletown, CT 06457   USA	UV lighting systems and lapidary equipment (wholesale only)	TollFree: 800-243-7163 Phone: 860-632-2020 ext 324 Contact: Thomas Heffron
RMS Graphics Boerne Rock Shop Boerne, TX 78006   USA	Fluorescent mineral specimens, spheres, and jewelry. Selling UV lamps and UV LED flashlights. Co-owners of the Purple Passion Mine and Hogan Claim.	Phone: 830-249-4193 Contact: Bess and Dick Shields
Rock Biz 8445 Grange Blvd Cottage Grove, MN 55016   USA	Fluorescent minerals, fluorite, and uv lights	Phone: 651-459-0343 Contact: Sandy Fuller
Rocks In A Hardplace Modesto, CA 95356   USA	Fluorescent Mineral Kits, Way Too Cool UV lamps and flashlights, Books, Educational materials and Kids' favorites, active in the Mother Lode Mineral Society	Phone: 209-524-1973 Contact: Chris, Mike Whittier
Stone Art Traders Oklahoma City, OK 73107   USA	Crystals, Rocks, Minerals, Jewelry, Original Artwork, Unique Gifts, and Collectibles	Phone: 405-946-8205 Contact: Steve Goins
Stuart Schneider Fluorescent Minerals PO Box 64 Teaneck, NJ 07666   USA	Author of two photo guidebooks for collectors, with an online gallery of NJ and worldwide specimens for sale.	Phone: 201-599-4250 Contact: Stuart Schneider
Terlingua Calcite & Cinnabar Co. PO Box 97 Terlingua, TX 79852-0097   USA	Fluorescent Terlingua Calcite from the Little 38 mine	Contact: Fred Gossien
TigerOwner Minerals 587 Park Ridge Drive Wayne, PA 19087   USA	Fluorescent minerals, large display specimens, custom illuminated display stands, eBay auctions	Phone: 610-688-4693 Contact: Jim Simpson
UV SYSTEMS, Inc. 16605 127th Ave SE Renton, WA 98058-5549   USA	Manufacturer of the SuperBright II series of portable UV lights and TripleBright II high power display light. Supplier of replacement UV bulbs and filters	TollFree: 877-689-5142 Phone: 425-228-9988 Contact: Don Newsome
UVtools PO Box 7523 Round Rock, TX 78683   USA	Ultraviolet Lighting Lamps, Shortwave - Midwave - Longwave (manufacture), Fluorescent Minerals	Phone: 512-773-1416 Contact: Tony Mancini
Viewpoint Laboratories, LLC PO Box 67 Durham, CT 06422   USA	Mineral photography equipment	Phone: 860-531-VIEW Contact: Gilbert Feke

 

Additional Sources of Specimens and UV Lights

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3rd Planet Samples 1000 Bourbon St Suite 377 New Orleans, LA 70116   USA	Fluorescent minerals, UV lights, and supplies	Phone: 504-975-1615 Contact: Chris Lewis
Alpha Supply, Inc. PO Box 2133 Bremerton, WA 98310   USA	UV lights and various supplies for both jewelers and rockhounds	TollFree: 800-257-4211 Phone: 360-373-3302
Anderson Fluorescent Minerals 1430 Vue Du Bay Court San Diego, CA 92109   USA	Specializing in fluorescent minerals from Franklin and Sterling Hill, NJ. UV lights from UVP Inc. (by appointment only)	Phone: 858-488-1420 Contact: Gregory Anderson
Arizona Mineral Company ColorWright 1201 N Main Ave Tucson, AZ 85705   USA	UV Lights, minerals, books, and fluorescent collection starter kit	TollFree: 877-548-1439 Phone: 520-792-1439 Contact: Rob Kulakofsky
Attard's Minerals PO Box 17263 San Diego, CA 92177   USA	Fluorescent minerals, UV lights and fluorescent screens	Phone: 619-275-2016 Contact: John Attard
Bosse Mineralien + Zubehör Peter Bosse Friederichsstraße 18 D-34131 Kassel,   Germany	Fluorescent minerals, UV lights, plus tools and other collecting equipment	Phone: +49 561-39661 Contact: Peter Bosse
Burnie's Rock Shop 901 East Johnson Madison, WI 53703   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 608-251-2601
C K Minerals Pty Ltd PO Box 6026 Vermont South, Vic 3133   Australia	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: +613 9872 3606 Contact: Cyril and Katherine
Calaverite Fine Minerals 20 Richmond Ave Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1Y9   Canada	Emphasis on Canadian minerals - online sales, or by appointment	Contact: Jeffrey Shallit
California Crystal Connection 2499 Yaffe Dr San Leandro, CA 94578   USA	Detailed online gallery of available California minerals	Phone: 510-278-9696 Contact: Tom Lettier
Celtic Minerals Pitnacree Pitnacree Street Alyth, Perthshire PH118DY   Scotland	Specializes in fluorite from Weardale, County Durham, England. Stocks mineral specimens, cut gemstones and facet rough.	Phone: +44 (0) 1828 633833
Collector's Choice 5021-A Augusta Houston, TX 77007   USA	Fluorescent minerals and UV lights	Phone: 713-862-5858 Contact: Dalton & Consie Prince
CR-Scientific 232 Cokesbury Road Lebanon, NJ 08833   USA	Fluorescent mineral educational kits and UV lights. New and used lab equipment, earth science supplies, and mineral samples	Phone: 908-236-0369 Contact: Christian Thorsten
CyberRockhound.com, Inc 2700 Jones St Sioux City, IA 51104   USA	UV Lights and accessories	Phone: 712-258-0803 Contact: Brian Jackson
Desert Gems of Namibia PO Box 3706 Swakopmund, Erongo 9000   Namibia Africa	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 00 264 64 462514
Earth Exploration Company PO Box 711 Squire Boone Village New Albany, IN 47151   USA	Fluorescence science experiment kit	TollFree: 800-234-1804 Phone: 812-941-5900
Earthprints in La Fonda Hotel 100 East San Francisco St Santa Fe, NM 87501   USA	Fluorescent mineral exhibit, UV lights, fluorescent minerals, kits and books	TollFree: 877-937-6258 Phone: 505-988-1651
Ebersole Lapidary Supply, Inc 11417 West Highway 54 Wichita, KS 67209   USA	Fluorescent minerals	TollFree: 877-323-7765 Phone: 316-722-4771
El Paso Rock Shop 14573 Bradley Rd El Paso, TX 79938   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 915-857-6815 Contact: Mario Vizcarra
Electron Microscopy Sciences PO Box 251 Fort Washington, PA 19034   USA	Ultraviolet Lights	TollFree: 800-523-5874 Phone: 215-646-1566
The Enchanted Rock Garden Pete Giagrande 6445 Lyndale Avenue South Richfield, MN 55423   USA	UV lights and fluorescent minerals	Phone: 612-866-1140 Contact: Pete Giagrande
Excalibur Mineral Company 1000 North Division Street Peekskill, NY 10566   USA	Fluorescent minerals, UV lights, identification and analytical services	Phone: 914-739-1134 Contact: Tony Nikischer
F&R Associates 128 Lake Pochung Road Sussex, NJ 07461   USA	Franklin fluorescent minerals	Phone: 973-827-4830 Contact: Steven Phillips
Fenn's Gems & Minerals PO Box 16285 Las Cruces, NM 88004   USA	Fluorescent minerals, Mexican specimens, agates and cutting material	Phone: 505-527-8219
Fersman Mineralogical Museum Leninski Prospect 18-2 117071 Moscow,   Russia	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: +7 095 952-0067
Fluoressence 2501 Star Grass Circle Austin, TX 78745   USA	Crystals and Minerals of Mexico - Bulk calcite, onyx, and fluorite - Fluorescent calcite translucent lamps with internal UV bulb - 25% discount to FMS members	Phone: 512-292-9816 Contact: Ronald Guzman
Fog Mountain Gems & Jewelry PO Box 900 Helotes, TX 78023   USA	Offering fluorescent minerals and lapidary from Texas, New Mexico and Utah, plus gemstones, jewelry, flint-knapping items, artwork, and lapidary rough	Phone: 210-365-9149            Contact: Ed Gage
Franklin Mineral Museum 32 Evans Street Franklin, NJ 07416   USA	As the original locality source for Franklin minerals, the museum purchases and sells specimens, carries UV lamps and books, and has a large display of fluorescent minerals from the Franklin mines	Phone: 973-827-3481 Contact: Doreen Longo
GemStone Press PO Box 237 Woodstock, VT 05091   USA	UV lights	TollFree: 800-962-4544 Phone: 802-457-4000
Geosource 225 Smokey Street Fort Collins, CO 80525   USA	Fluorescent mineral collectionsand kits - wholesale partner gsi-co.com	Phone: 970-223-5511
Got Hot Rocks 17110 W Bowie Rd Spokane, WA 99224   USA	Ron Dicus mines fluorescent radioactive autunite from the Rat Hole Mine	Phone: 509-244-3100 Contact: Ron Dicus
de Gouden Ram Suikerrui 22 PO Box 345 B-2000 Antwerpen,   Belgium	Mineral specimens, fluorescent minerals, fossils, jewelry, semi-precious stones	Phone: +32 03/233.29.67
Granite Gap Mine PO Box 372 Rodeo, NM 88056   USA	Fluorescent mineral collecting or underground mine tours by appointment with Jackass Jill	Phone: 505-495-5012 Contact: Laura Levesque
Graves Company 1800 N Andrews Avenue Pompano Beach, FL 33069   USA	Catalog distributor of UV lights, display, and lapidary supplies	TollFree: 800-327-9103 Phone: 954-960-0300
Hershhorn Minerals Rutgers Geology Museum Piscataway , NJ 08852   USA	Hershhorn Collection now donated to a special exhibit at Rutgers Geology Museum in New Brunswick, NJ	Phone: 732-932-7243
Highland Rock and Fossil PO Box 867 New Brunswick, NJ 08903   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 732-545-3732 Contact: Richard Eisenman
Hightower Minerals 4808 Santa Aurelia Sierra Vista, AZ 85635   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 520-378-7268
House of Gems 670 Kresge Lane Sparks, NV 89431   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 702-359-6448
Interkristal Olmenlaan 8 B-3050 Oud-Heverlee,   Belgium	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: +32 016/40.65.39 Contact: Jan & Else Andries
Iron's Lapidary PO Box 11551 Phoenix, AZ 85061   USA	UV lights	Phone: 602-242-8393 Contact: Louis & Myra Irons
Lacy West Supplies #102 - 480 Smithe St Vancouver, BC V6B 5E4   Canada	Canadian suppplier of Raytech products - UV Lamps & Tumblers	TollFree: 800-667-4118 Phone: 604-669-5229 Contact: Gillian
Living Stone Shop bvba Vissersstraat 47 B-8370 Blankenberge,   Belgium	Minerals, fluorescent minerals, fossils, books and equipment	Phone: +32 050-415628
Loch's Rocks Massillon, OH 44647   USA	Minerals from the Ohio area and around the world, with an emphasis on fluorescence.	Phone: 330-833-9915 Contact: Jay & Dianne Loch
Lone Prospector Minerals 148 Rowley Street Gouveneur, NY 13642   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 315-287-1655 Contact: Gary Stacy
Lou-Bon Gems & Rocks 6341-D Columbia Pike Bailey's Crossroads, VA 22041   USA	UV lights	Phone: 703-256-1084
MacDonald's Mineral Museum 34 Moody Street Saco, ME 04072   USA	Fluorescent minerals- open by appointment	Phone: 207-284-4633 Contact: Mrs. F. MacDonald
Mama's Minerals 1100 San Mateo NE, Suite 15 Albuquerque, NM 87110   USA	LW & SW UV lights, fluorescent minerals, kits and books	TollFree: 877-WE-ROCK-U Phone: 505-266-8443 Contact: Erin Grimes
Many Facets Rock Shop 438 New Karner Road Albany, NY 12205-3810   USA	Fluorescent minerals, Raytech UV lights, lapidary and jewelry supplies	Phone: 518-456-0678 Contact: Dan Zabriskie
Middle Earth Minerals PO Box 51521 Sparks, NV 89435-1521   USA	Quality Minerals From Terra Infractus to You. Fluorescent and fine minerals.	Phone: 661-212-7432 Contact: Linda St-Cyr
Midnight Owl Mining 425 E Greenway Dr Tempe, AZ 85282-6938   USA	Eucryptite and other fluorescent minerals from Dick and Mardy's Midnight Owl Mine, wholesale only	Phone: 480-456-1010 Contact: Mardy Zimmerman
Mine View Minerals, Inc. Franklin, NJ   USA	Fluorescent mineral specimens and finished cabachons	Phone: 201-827-4200 Contact: Bob Boymistruk
Minerals & More 24 Brewery Ave PO Box 83 Bisbee, AZ 85603   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 520-432-3065 Contact: David H. Garske Phd
Minerals Unlimited PO Box 877 Ridgecrest, CA 93556   USA	Supplier of rare and common minerals to many schools	Phone: 760-375-5279 Contact: Wendi Elkins
MinerShop Dowelltown, TN 37059   USA	Online sales of fluorescent minerals from Greenland and around the world	Contact: Mark Cole
Mountain Mark Trading Ltd 268 SW 31st Street Ft Lauderdale, FL 33315   USA	Blue fluorescent calcite from the Dominican Republic	TollFree: 800-346-3691 Phone: 954-525-6310
I & W Muster GDBR Industriestrasse 10 D-91325 Adelsdorf,   Germany	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: +49 9195-2517
Nature's Art and Gifts RP Trade Company 527 Nevada Highway Boulder City, NV 89005   USA	Rocks, Minerals, Fossils	Phone: 702-293-3101 Contact: Bob and Pamela Waits
New Hampshire Crystal Company PO Box 547 Riverview Mill Wilton, NH 03086   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 603-654-9698 Contact: Don Yonika
NJMineral & Sons Andover, NJ 07821   USA	Fluorescent Minerals from NJ, Canada, and Long Lake Zinc Mine. Ebay seller njminerals	Contact: Scott Allen
Parker Minerals 2409 Graystone Lane Frederick, MD 21702   USA	Specializes in Franklin-Ogdensburg (NJ) fluorescent minerals, and specimens of mineralogical interest	Phone: 301-620-7591 Contact: Fred Parker
Parser Minerals 97 Golden Hill Rd PO Box 1094 Danbury, CT 06813   USA	Fluorescent minerals and UV lights	Phone: 203-744-6868
Pebble Peddler 4266 East Trekker Rim Drive Boise, ID 83716   USA	Fluorescent minerals, fossils and cutting rough, Seller pebblepeddler on eBay	Phone: 208-343-6120 Contact: Brian and RuthAnn McManus
Penn Minerals 943 Sanderson Ave Scranton, PA 18509   USA	Pennsylvania minerals	Phone: 570-342-3193 Contact: Steve Carter
Pequa Rare Minerals 342 Forest Avenue Massapequa, NY 11758   USA	Specializing in uranium minerals.	Phone: 516-798-3324 Contact: Josef Vajdak
Petrov Rare Minerals Casilla 1728 Cochabamba,   Bolivia	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: +591 411-3012 Contact: Alfredo Petrov
Purple Passion Company LLC PO Box 2351 Boerne, TX 78006   USA	Distributor of filtered UV LED flashlights and family partners in the Purple Passion Mine	Phone: 210-867-4996 Contact: Paul Schweizer
Rheinisches Mineralien-Kontor GmbH Fraunhofer Str 7 53121 Bonn,   Germany	Fluorescent minerals and UV lights	Phone: +49 228 98865-0
Risk Reactor Luminous Supplies 877 Main Street Dallas, OR 97338   USA	Specializing in phosphorescent powders and fluorescent dyes	TollFree: 800-803-5281 Phone: 503-623-4132
Riviera Lapidary PO Box 40 Riviera, TX 78379-0040   USA	Fluorescent minerals	TollFree: 866-514-5489 Phone: 361-296-3958
Robinson Minerals PO Box 37 South Acworth, NH 03607   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 603-835-6825
Rock Peddler PO Box 5964 Marlborough , MA 01752   USA	UV lights and lapidary supplies	TollFree: 800-416-4348 Phone: 508-787-9796 Contact: Bob and Jeanne Ridolfi
RockHounds RockShop Taipei Taipei,   Taiwan	Fluorescent minerals and UV lights	Contact: Timothy Huang
Rockman Tom Boyer 120 Washington Ave Mantua, NJ 08051   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 609-468-8277 Contact: Tom Boyer
Rockman Joe Vasichko 1111 Allen Dr Wooster, OH 44691   USA	Fluorescent and Ohio minerals	Phone: 330-264-3483 Contact: Joe Vasichko
Rocko Minerals & Jewelry Box 3A, Route 3 Margaretville, NY 12455   USA	Fluorescent minerals and jewelry	Phone:/td> 845-586-3837 Contact: Robert Rosenblatt
Ruven and Son London,   UK	kits, longwave flashlights, and fluorescent minerals and books	Phone: +44 071-242-5880
Shannon Luminous Materials 304-A North Townsend St. Santa Ana, CA 92703   USA	Longwave UV lights, filters, and fluorescent & phosphorescent paints	TollFree: 800-543-4485 Contact: Dick Cruce
Spectronics Corporation PO Box 483 Westbury, NY 11590   USA	UV Lamps (fixed & portable), display fixtures, viewing cabinets and UV photographic systems	TollFree: 800-274-8888 Phone: 516-333-4840 Contact: David Ross
Stark Mineralien Mainzer Strasse 24 D-55743 Idar-Oberstein,   Germany	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: +49 6781-42430
Sterling Hill Mining Museum 30 Plant Street Ogdensburg, NJ 07439-1126   USA	Zinc mine famous for fluorescent minerals. Museum sells minerals and UV lights. Open daily from April through November and weekends during December >and March - Now hosts the Thomas S. Warren Museum of Fluorescence	Phone: 973-209-7212 Contact: Richard Hauck
Susan Stones Fluorescent Minerals from China Shop 008, HongQiao Antique Tea Town 3088 Yan An Xi Road Shanghai, 201103   China	Chinese fluorescent minerals collector, dealer and seller SusanStones on eBay. Operated by Zhang, Li (Susan) and Chen, Xiao Jun (John)	Phone: 0086 13816393296 Contact: Susan
Timberline 4779 Sunvalley Drive Loveland, CO 80538   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 970-203-1988 Contact: Fred Hart
Trading Post Rock Shop 13646 S. Hwy 16 Rapid City, SD 57701   USA	Fluorescent minerals and fossils from the South Dakota Badlands	Phone: 605-348-2513
Trinity Mineral Company PO Box 2182 Weaverville, CA 96093   USA	Fluorescent minerals	TollFree: 888-689-8402 Phone: 530-623-2040 Contact: John Veevaert
Twin Crystal Rock Shop PO Box 1153 Saranac Lake, NY 12983   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 518-891-2170
Tysons' Fine Minerals 10549-133 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5N 2A4   Canada	Fluorescent specimens, eggs & spheres. Specializing in Canadian minerals, with specimens from many other countries.	Phone: 780-452-5357
Ultra Lum 1480 N. Claremont Blvd Claremont, CA 91711   USA	UV lights and UV cabinets	Phone: 909-399-3694
UltraViolet Lighting Products 105-150 Crowfoot Crescent NW Suite 603 Calgary, Alberta T3G 3T2   Canada	Wholesale and custom UV lamp manufacturer UVLP	Phone: 403-239-4962 Contact: Bruce Fine
United Nuclear PO box 851 Sandia Park, NM 87047   USA	Fluorescent uranium minerals, UV LED flashlights (Nova-UV has 108 LEDs), various kits and plans	Phone: 505-286-2831 Contact: Bob Lazar
UV Bob 97 Church Street PO Box 224 Lopez, PA 18628   USA	Presentations, Fluorescent minerals and UV lights, Rebuild and repair of most brands of lights	Phone: 570-928-9238 Contact: Bob McGuire
UVP Inc. 2066 W 11th Street Upland, CA 91786   USA	Major manufacturer of ultraviolet lamps and UV equipment for many applications	TollFree: 800-452-6788 Phone: 909-946-3197
Veronica Matthews Minerals PO Box 588 Westbrook, CT 06498   USA	Fluorescent minerals	TollFree: 800-284-2499 Contact: Howard S. Merk
Way Too Cool 4608 W Bluefield Avenue Glendale, AZ 85308   USA	Maker of Way-Too-Cool high power UV display lamps. Original owner of the Purple Passion Mine sourcing multicolor fluorescent calcite, willemite, fluorite.	Phone: 602-547-2234 Contact: William Gardner III
Willis' Earth Treasures 309 Prospect Street Stewartsville, NJ 08886   USA	Fluorescent minerals and UV lights	Phone: 908-859-0643 Contact: Dick Willis
Wright's Rock Shop 3612 Albert Pike Hot Springs, AR 71913   USA	Fluorescent minerals	Phone: 501-767-4800 Contact: Chris Wright

We welcome corrections and fluorescent dealer suggestions for our list.

The Fluorescent Mineral Society publishes a UV Waves newsletter. We normally send out six issues per year to our members (dependent on volunteerism.) The UV Waves has historically been printed in black and white and delivered by postal mail, but color images have been incorporated in online versions. Many members prefer to receive these eWaves newsletters by email, and also take advantage of lower annual dues by going paperless.

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To many of us, Dr. Rod Burroughs was the face and voice of the Fluorescent Mineral Society.  Rod chaired the meetings, answered correspondence, replied to inquiries, and took care of new members.  Rod joined the FMS in March of 1983 and by February of 1984 he was Society Treasurer.  Rod became President of the FMS in 1986 when Jessie Chittenden stepped down.  He remained president until 2006, when he decided “Twenty years is enough.  It’s someone else’s turn.”  Rod was president of the FMS for more than half of its existence  He continued to serve the FMS even after resigning as president. He created the title of Executive Secretary, and in that capacity continued to handle all of the Society mail, take care of membership issues, and the many little details it takes to keep the FMS functioning. 

During Rod’s long tenure as president, the FMS grew to a peak of over 500 members. Under his leadership, in 1996, for its twenty-fifth anniversary, the Society presented the largest exhibit of fluorescent minerals ever assembled at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show.  Keeping up with the times, the FMS developed a website, and in 2004 the Society began publishing its Journal in color.

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Ultraviolet lights are used for collecting and for illuminating displays of fluorescent specimens. They generally consist of a power supply, UV bulb, mechanical enclosure, and a UV filter. Bulbs and filters are selected for best operation in a specific portion of the UV spectrum. Power supplies are designed to operate from house current and/or from a battery pack. Specifications vary widely among different manufacturers.

The most common UV bulbs are similar in operation to fluorescent bulbs used in office lighting systems.   They contain a low pressure mercury vapor.   Striking an electric arc through the bulb produces light which is mostly shortwave (SW UVC) ultraviolet, but includes some middlewave (MW UVB) UV, longwave (LW UVA) UV and visible light.

Visible light is a form of electromagnetic radiation.   Other forms of electromagnetic radiation are like light in many ways; they are just at different wavelengths that the human eye cannot see.   Since wavelength is what makes the difference between colors in visible light, you might say other wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations are "invisible colors of light".   Radio, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays are all forms of electromagnetic radiation.

Fluorescence is luminescence caused by electromagnetic radiation.   Visible light can cause luminescence; shine a pure violet light at a ruby, and it will glow red, as it has absorbed the violet light energy and used it to create red light.   But light-induced luminescence is uncommon and hard to see. Radio and infrared supply too little energy concentration to cause visible luminescence.   X-rays cause many dramatic luminescences, but X-ray sources are too expensive, not portable enough, and require too much shielding and attention to safety for ordinary use.

The form of electromagnetic radiation that is most easily used to observe fluorescence is ultraviolet radiation, as generated by a "black light" or UV lights.

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