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The perfect fluorescent mineral display case to showcase your prized collection of glowing UV rocks (or anything UV reactive) in the most captivating way possible.
If you desire to purchase multiple units and want to display them next to each other, email us at info@minershop.com and we can assist you with this.
We’ve all been there... “Psst... wanna see my glow rocks? Come with me in the closet, basement, under the desk.” It’s hard to show off our hobby to folks in the office, visitors at home, without luring them to some dark corner. Break free from the confines of darkness and showcase your specimens with confidence and pride. Display your mineral specimens on your desk, on a side table in any room with the GloBox featuring an unparalleled, bright and pure longwave UV light – darkness not required!
The highlight of the GloBox mineral display is its revolutionary lighting system. Switch effortlessly between three lighting modes:
Watch your fluorescent minerals come to life.
Carefully handcrafted from durable and sleek black acrylic, the sturdy base of our GloBox not only provides stability but also adds a touch of elegance to your collection. Its minimalist design allows your glowing rocks to take center stage. The GloBox base is fitted with UV blocking OP3 acrylic, allowing for safe viewing without the need for safety goggles.
This is a high-end, commercial LED which outputs a pure 365nm with the highest radiant power of any LED in its class.
WARNING ABOUT UV
CAUTION: This LED produces very high output longwave UV (UVA). It will burn your eyes. By buying this display box you confirm that you are knowledgeable about the precautions using UV mineral lamps.
About This Product:
Technical Specs:
They were nicknamed "Yooperlites" which is derived from the name “yooper”. A yooper is a nickname for the Upper Peninsula natives and these fluorescent stones quickly gained fame. After data was published on these fluorescent stones, it was discovered that sodalite is the actual true mineral that is fluorescing orange.
365nm UV light is often called "blacklight". Before the advent of longwave UV LEDs, blacklight fluorescent tubes, (the kinds used in hippie days to light up psychedelic posters) were the standard longwave UV light for our hobby. They were not very powerful but they did light a large area.
Enter 365nm UV LEDs
First, an animation showing the difference between the UV flashlight we recommend (365nm filtered UV flashlight) versus unfiltered 395nm UV flashlights we see many folks carrying around at shows. So. much. visible purple light. We selected a bunch of rocks as a demonstration. Took pictures of them under his flashlight without the filter and then with the filter.
