Dr. Beniamino Barbieri (of the Fluorescence Foundation) gave a lecture on the history of fluorescence. His slides are reposted here (w/ permission), where they can easily be found by our mineral folks. This was written mostly towards biologic fluorescence, but certainly applies to mineral fluorescence.
In the early 1800's geologists noted that some specimens of sodalite from Greenland exhibited a bright pink color on freshly broken...
The following article is the summary of multiple conversations from the Fluorescent Minerals Facebook group, where people...
Originally posted on Nature's Rainbows by Graham Fraser. We all are familiar with fluorescence caused by UV. But an ordinary blue...
Originally posted on Nature's Rainbows in 2016 by Chris Clemens. Introduction: Uranyl-activated green fluorescence is one of the most...
A frequently recurring question within the Fluorescent Mineral Facebook Group is how UV affects the skin and eyes. At the annual NERF...