Fluorescent Minerals

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Just showing what some fluorescent minerals look like using my "black light" or ultraviolet light. Not all minerals have fluorescence.
Fluorescense is exploited in mineral science in several ways - in some minerals it serves as a means of identification, ultraviolet light is used to find materials that fluoresce, and in the extraction of ore minerals that fluoresce. They also verifiy whether extraction processes are effective. Fluorescence is also used in the microscopic examination of small-scale structures in crystals.

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[Moonriverlady1]

beautiful !!

[Kendra2586]

@Moonriverlady1 thankyou!!

[1010bree]

groovy i will try this with my specimens

[Kendra2586]

@1010bree yes! very groovy, I have always had these black lights growin up lol. Never thought I would have cool minerals to look at with it! (((hugs)))

[ladylilithmoon]

Wow, that's awesome. I had no idea, i really like the pinks. Thanks for sharing.

Blessings )O(

[phanie12]

OMG! I just saw this next tot he vid I just uploaded!! If this isn't us thinking on the same WAVELENGTH...I don't know what is!!! Wild. Great job explaining this. :)