Anyone ever use UV light on old mine tailings at night?

[Zym]

After doing a little reading it seems most precious and semi-precious stones glow under short wave UV light. It also seems that gems are often found in gold baring areas. My though is this: A deep-cycle battery, power inverter, and a few extension cords mounted on a dolly, roll it out to the old mine tailings at night, and see if anything lights up. I've got everything I need already except the light, and it's on it's way via e-bay.

Has anyone ever tried this? Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
Zym

 

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[Eu_citzen]

Um...What? lol!

Sure there are some rocks that are florescent though not all are precious in anyway, there is a good mix in there.

There are good UV lamps for mineral hunting like:
http://www.minerox.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1436
http://www.mamasminerals.com/Mercha...D&Product_Code=EQU-RECOM&Category_Code=EQUUVL

Food for thought:
http://www.minershop.com/html/uv_field_lamps.html

Mineral tables:

Short wave:
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/property/fluotabl.htm#short

Long Wave:
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/property/fluotabl.htm#long


Hope this helps.

Good hunting!
Eu