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
- Ultraviolation 2025 by Lauren Anderson 9–10
- 2025 Annual Meeting of the Northwest Chapter of the FMS by Jennifer Moore, with Phil Neuhoff and Ryan Brown 11–14
- The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Fluorescent Mineral Society by Philip S. Neuhoff 15–16
- Tucson 2026 by — 17–29
Quantum States of the FMS – From the President
By Philip S. Neuhoff · pp. 1–3
The Fluorescent Mineral Society’s priorities include sharing deeper information about fluorescent minerals and creating more opportunities for members to connect. The president highlights the society’s publications, digital archives, Fluorescent Mineral DataBase, and planned podcast partnership, while encouraging member contributions to those projects and to social media. He also discusses regional chapter activities and upcoming events, including a new Midwest gathering in Rapid City, and calls for greater member participation in chapters and in-person programming.
Treasurer’s Report CY 2025
By Andrew D. Silver · p. 4
The Fluorescent Mineral Society’s 2025 financial report summarizes income from membership dues, donations, auctions, and publication sales, alongside costs for the Journal, software, website, payment processing, annual filings, mailing, meetings, and board activities. It reports total receipts of $17,149.64 and expenses of $14,569.16, and gives the year-end savings balance as $25,111.54. The report also notes that settlement funds received by the society are earmarked for education and outreach.
The “Children’s” New Condo
By Conrad North · pp. 5–7
The Western Museum of Mining and Industry expanded its fluorescent mineral exhibit by doubling the display area in its ultraviolet room. Conrad North recounts selecting and donating 105 additional specimens, drawing on his collection and on earlier work identifying fluorescent material in museum storage. The completed installation combines a large back-wall case, side and corner cases, and multiple UVA, UVC, and combined-wavelength lights. The article follows the project from planning and construction through its June 2025 opening.
The New Fluorescent Mineral Display at the Yale Peabody Museum
By Harold Moritz · p. 8
The Yale Peabody Museum’s renovated fluorescent mineral display, completed in April 2025, presents specimens from collections donated by Manuel Robbins and Mark Pospisil. Its selection ranges from common species such as calcite, fluorite, willemite, and zircon to rarer minerals including agrellite, esperite, tugtupite, and wollastonite, with specimens from Connecticut, New Jersey, and localities worldwide. Visitors can switch the display among short-, medium-, and longwave ultraviolet lighting, then view all wavelengths together and observe phosphorescence in selected specimens.
Ultraviolation 2025
By Lauren Anderson · pp. 9–10
The 35th annual Ultraviolation show brought fluorescent-mineral enthusiasts and 25 vendors together on October 25, 2025. The single-day event alternates illuminated viewing periods with darkness, allowing visitors to compare specimens and lighting without improvised darkrooms. Vendors offered material from across the United States, Europe, and Australia, along with display lights, flashlights, jewelry, cabochons, and spheres. A Greenland-themed nickname contest and opportunities for collectors to share finds and field-trip stories contributed to the show’s close-knit community atmosphere.
2025 Annual Meeting of the Northwest Chapter of the FMS
By Jennifer Moore, with Phil Neuhoff and Ryan Brown · pp. 11–14
The Northwest Chapter’s July 2025 gathering near McCall, Idaho, combined a chapter meeting, fellowship, and mineral collecting. Participants visited localities near Riggins for zeolites, garnets, and serpentinites, searched for corundum near Burgdorf and Ruby Meadows, and collected fluorescent specimens at the Bob claim. The program also included a discussion of the Stibnite mining project, a presentation about the geology of the McCall area, talks on thundereggs and collecting experiences, an auction, and remote participation in the chapter’s business meeting.
The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Fluorescent Mineral Society
By Philip S. Neuhoff · pp. 15–16
The Fluorescent Mineral Society held its 2026 annual meeting at the Tucson Museum of Art on January 31, with about 50 people attending in person and more than a dozen joining online. The gathering was part of a weekend of FMS-related events that also included a nighttime rock swap and a Facebook Chapter breakfast. Mike Crawford’s featured presentation explored infrared and ultraviolet fluorescence and photography of otherwise invisible emissions, using photographic and spectroscopic methods. Fellowship, specimen sharing, and informal conversation rounded out the meeting.
Tucson 2026
pp. 17–29
This illustrated specimen gallery presents fluorescent minerals encountered or shared in connection with Tucson 2026, with descriptions of their appearance, reactions under different ultraviolet wavelengths, and recorded localities. Featured material includes zektzerite from Tajikistan; watermelon calcite and chalcedony from Nebraska; fluorapatite, gypsum, and halite; tsarovite and a tentatively identified scapolite from Tanzania; and zoned fluorite with adamite from Mexico. Additional examples include powellite, hydrozincite, hyalite, carpathite, selenite, and a Malawi assemblage containing zircon and other minerals.