Table of Contents From the Editor—A Study in Pink by Howie Green 1–3 Leucophanite from the Langesundsfjord District, Norway by Howie Green and Martijn Hendrikx 4–13 Meliphanite by Howie Green 14–20 Leucophanite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada by Howie Green...
Greenland Hackmanite: Quick Change Artist, Tenebrescent Champion
This article was originally published on Nature’s Rainbow. Tenebrescence of Greenland sodalite is amazing. This is a piece of a deeply tenebrescent sodalite. Note how when the SW light is first turned on the sodalite fluoresces a bright orange but almost immediately...
UV Waves Vol. 55 Num. 2 & 3 Part 1
Table of Contents From the Editor—On the Other Hand... by Howie Green 1–2 The Canfield Phosphate Mine by Stephen Tapsak 3–7 Lake Valhalla Diopside by Bob Batic 7–10 Beemerville Sodalite by Howie Green 11–14 The Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta, NJ by Steven M. Kuitems, DMD...
Thermoluminescence in Greenland Sodalite
While experimenting with Afghan sodalite, and after discussion on the Fluorescent Minerals Facebook Group, I decided to try Greenland sodalite and see if it was thermoluminescent. That was the natural question raised by members of the Facebook group. Very interesting...
Thermoluminescent Sodalite (Hackmanite) from Afghanistan
I was preparing for a photoshoot tonight, cleaning the specimens of all the lint and hairs that tend to accumulate on them. I was using a MAP torch to lightly burn the little buggers from all the nooks and crannies (a hint learned from the Fluorescent Mineral Group on...