Tugtupite - A Rare Fluorescent Mineral from Greenland
Tugtupite is the most widely known fluorescent mineral from Greeenland. It is used in making beautiful tugtupite cabochons.
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Calcite - Franklin, New Jersey
SKU: MSJ0177
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Nicely fluorescent under midwave and shortwave, from the world famous Buckwheat Dump. This piece displays brief intense phosphorescence, as does all manganese active calcites. Striking under midwave UV and very unusual.
Brief intense phosphorescence, or ÒBIPÓ, is a phenomenon where for a brief moment immediately after the shortwave lamp is turned off, it displays a very short-lived, but bright phosphorescence or flash. ItÕs very difficult to capture this in the photos.
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Collecting Fluorescent Minerals - The Basics, Where to Find Them, and How to Collect Them
Rock collecting is a pretty easy hobby to get into - buy a hammer, find a pile of rocks, and you're rock collecting.
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Romancing the Stone (A Brief History of Tugtupite)
Perhaps the most famous mineral found in Greenland is tugtupite - and is certainly the main quest of those who travel to this remote area. Local villagers spend much of their free time in pursuit of this stone and many legends have risen around tugtupite.
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