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Fluorescent Mineral Group 1 - UVabc

Fluorescent Mineral Group 1 - UVabc

 

FOV: 8" wide.

 

A small display of some fluorescing minerals.

 

 

Contains:

 

(Top row, Left to right)

Oregon - Chalcedony (FL Green >UVbc)

Oregon - Calcite (FL Pink red >UVbc)

Searles Lake, CA - Hanksite (FL Blue white >Ubc)

 

(Middle row, Left to right)

Hot Springs, NC - Sphalerite in Barite (FL Orange >UVabc)

Oregon - Chalcedony (FL Green >UVbc)

Bisbee, AZ - Sphalerite (FL Orange >UVabc)

 

(Bottom row, Left to right)

Hornsilver, UT - Sphalerite (FL Green,Orange >UVabc)

Afghanistan - Hackmanite (FL Pink/Orange >UVc/a)

Reymert mine, AZ - Fluorite, Calcite, Willemite (FL Blue, Red, Green >Ubc)

 

Key:

WL = White light

FL = Fluoresces

PHOS = Phosporesces

UVa = 368nm (LW), UVb = 311nm (MW), UVc = 254nm (SW)

'>' = "stimulated by:"

 

 

Shown under UVabc light.

 

Series best viewed in Light Box mode using Right and Left arrows to navigate.

 

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Uploaded on August 8, 2012
Taken on August 8, 2012