UV Waves Vol. 51 Num. 1
Table of Contents From the Editor—Boo! by Howie Green 1–4 Santa Eulalia Smithsonite by John Rofrano 4–6 Yellow Fluorescing Chalcedony from Wisconsin—A New Location? by Mike Crawford 7–10 Constructing the Visual World by Robert Fendrich 10–12 FMS Southwest Chapter...
UV Waves Vol. 50 Num. 6
Table of Contents From the Editor—‘Elementary, My Dear Watson’ by Howie Green 1–5 Luminescence Zoning in Minerals by Glenn Waychunas 6–9 Ludlow Diamonds and Other Multi-Generational Fluorescent Calcite by Chris Clemens 9–13 Every Fluoro Tells a Story—Scheelite from...
UV Waves Vol. 50 Num. 5
Table of Contents From the Editor: Musings from a Dyed-in-the-Wool Fluoresophile by Howie Green 1–3 The Spinel Paradox, A Mineralogical Thriller by Ludo Van Goethem 4–8 The Color Blue by Cynthia L. M. Brown 9–14 Rayleigh Scattering by Justin Bank 13 Field Trip Report:...
UV Waves Vol. 50 Num. 4
Table of Contents Beam me up Sayunei… Part 2 by Conrad North 1–3 From the Editor—“We’re Proud to Announce……” by Howie Green 4–8 Structural Coloration in Nature; The Mineral(oid)s Strike Back by Howie Green 6–8 Feature Article—Fluorescent Minerals of the Linwood Mine...
UV Waves Vol. 50 Num. 3
Table of Contents Beam Me Up Sayunei… Part 1 by Conrad North 1–2 From the Editor — The Epting Collection; Why Bother? by Howie Green 3–4 Acquiring a Fluorescent Mineral Estate by Jim Herbold 4–8 TGMS 2020 – 49 Years and Counting by Conrad North 8–10 Triple T – A...
UV Waves Vol. 50 Num. 2
Table of Contents Ease On Down The Road by Conrad North 1–2 From the Editor by Howie Green 3–4 Special Report: UVGI and the SARS-CoV-2 by Howard Green and Jonathan Hobley 4–12 Query Quarry - Non-Fluorescent Willemite? by Justin Bank 13–14 Query Quarry - The Search for...
UV Waves Vol. 50 Num. 1
Table of Contents Waiting for von Goethe by Conrad North 1–3 From the Editor by Howie Green 3–4 Imitating Nature's Art by Steve Caldwell 4–8 Rocky Mountain Chapter of the FMS at the 2019 Denver Gem & Mineral Show by Brian Walko 9–11 The Southwest Chapter’s...
Monteagle Miner Cave, a Fluorescent Chamber of Icicles
Over the 2018 holidays my daughters were in town. One left after Christmas but was replaced by my BFF Howie Green and his wife. Always looking for something to do besides explore the many fluorescent rocks down at my barn, this year we got lucky. My local glowhound...
Gaspeite: The Fluorescent Pretender
I’ve known more than one collector who has been enticed by the brilliant blue/green fluorescence of the mineral gaspeite. In fact, under the light of a Convoy S2+ long wave flashlight, this material can produce one of the brightest fluorescent responses of any...
The “Feldspar Effect”: Is This Really a Fluorescent Mineral?
There is something I call the "feldspar effect". When people first start collecting fluorescent minerals in the field they usually are amazed at the typical fluorescence of your average feldspar. As they gain experience and see more fluorescent minerals they realize...