Crack that Rock!!! (You never know what's inside)
Fluorescent Mineral Photo Gallery
Minerals that are fluorescent under shortwave, midwave, and/or longwave UV from around the world. Each database entry shows white light photos along with UV photos, as well as localities and descriptions. Use the index to search for specific minerals, or fluorescent minerals from a region. If this page is entered via the index, the results are filtered.
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Franklin-Ogdensburg Minerals | A Tale of Micromounts, Fluorescents, Gems, Giant Crystals and Species
Comparison of 365nm Flashlight to 390nm Flashlight
Is there a fluorescent mineral that will allow one to distinguish between different UVA wavelengths
Tenebrescence Experiments, Theories, Questions, and even some Facts
Ozone - what's that smell??? Is it bad? How do I get rid of it?
Examples of some excellent Fluorescent Mineral Displays built by our members
Everything you wanted to know about fluorescent minerals, but were terrified to ask.
The Rock Cycle Illustrated
Cheap Shortwave Mineral Lights on Ebay (and other places) - BUYER BEWARE!
Does your Hoya Shortwave Filter have White Scum Disease?
Blue Light Fluorescence - Who needs UV anyway?
A Short History of Fluorescence
Catching the Afterglow - Taking Pictures of Phosphorescent Minerals
Photographing Esperite (and other "hard rocks")
The Fluorescence of Elemental Sulfur- Real or Perceived Phenomenon?
405nm Laser Pointers - Mega-thread from the FLM FB Group
What is Tenebrescence? (All about Hackmanite - Hint: it's not fluorescence)
Ballasts to drive fluorescent bulbs/tubes