Monday, May 30, 2011

Memorial Day

Happy Labor day

UV Light Fluorescent Calcite


This very fluorescent mineral specimen was found in Franklin, New Jersey.  When exposed to shortwave ultraviolet light it turns a reddish-orange (calcite areas).  The green specks are willemite.


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Fluorescent Troostite and Calcite



Fluorescent troostite (green) and calcite (red) found in Franklin, New Jersey.  Thanks to Milt for letting me use his UV light.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Fluorescent Troostite




Pictures of the mineral troostite (variety of willemite) found in Franklin, New Jersey.  Thanks to Milt for showing me this specimen.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Ah! Provence!

And a close up on the characters because I like them!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

It's a bed and book day

Fluorescent Wernerite (Scapolite)



This mineral produces a strong yellow color when exposed to longwave ultraviolet (UV) light. It is called wernerite a variation of scapolite. The label for this mineral lists it as being from Otter Bay, Canada. I could not find any reference to this locality but did find that scapolite was found at Otter Lake, Québec, Canada.


Specimen is approximately 4 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm in size.


H.C. Dake 1953 book The Uranium and Fluorescent Minerals describes wernerite 'is generally regarded as one of the strongest of all long wave mineral "fluorescents."'.


According to mindat.org this mineral was named in 1800 from Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817) who was a German mineralogy professor.


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