Synthetic Fluorescent Minerals: Hot Rocks Group 1 - UVab

Synthetic Fluorescent Minerals: Hot Rocks Group 1 - UVab

 

Fluorescent minerals synthesized by heating rocks and additives using a MAPP gas torch.

 

Contains L to R:

Aluminum Sulfate on Calcite (FL Red, Blue >UVab)

Barite soaked in Zinc Chloride (FL Yellow orange >UVab)

Zinc Metal burned with Sulfur on Barite/Fluorite (FL Green, Yellow, Orange, Blue >UVab)

 

 

Barite/Fluorite donated by Polman Minerals.

 

Shown under UVab light.

 

 

 

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

 

Key:

WL = White light

FL = Fluoresces

PHOS = Phosporesces

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

'>' = "stimulated by:"

 

18 Watt Triple Output UV lamp from Polman Minerals - Way Too Cool UV lamps

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