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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Corundum Var. Ruby - India
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Deep, pink-purple hexagonal crystals of corundum (var. ruby) on gray matrix, from an unidentified mine in Mysore, India. Under long wave UV the ruby crystals fluoresce an intense red color and the matrix shows a pale blue/white response.
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Minerals which are capable of this reversible color change by exposure to UV (or other energy sources), without any change in their essential composition, are said to be tenebrescent
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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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