Flourescent Rocks

[DennisB]

Any one know where I can get some?


Dennis

[pgill]

From the ground

Sorry had to do that

If you get any, would love to see pics of them..... never seen them..

God bless
Peter

[EDDE]

try a google on Flourescent Rocks/Minerals identification

[Eu_citzen]

Yes on the round but you'll need to go out in the night with a UV-lamp prefferably with both short- and long wave.

Look here else:
http://mineral.galleries.com/mineral...y/fluoresc.htm

For UV-lamps here:
http://minerox.com/

Here is the direct link to the lamps:
http://www.minerox.com/index.cfm?fus...TOKEN=85228571

[DennisB]

Sites are great, ideas are great. I have numerous uv lites even hand held. Now all I have to do is find flourescent rocks. There was a place on that History channel show that you can go and get them yourself for 1.50 a pound or something like that. LOL...Well back to searching and researching.

Thanks

Dennis

[Eu_citzen]

Don't you have enough rocks on the ground at home?

[fossis]

Any one know where I can get some?


Dennis

If you just want to purchase some, try the ads in
(Rock & Gem) magazine, in the back.


Fossis......................

[DennisB]

Thanks Fossis! That magazine still published? Amazing. I will try to find it and get a subscription.


Thanks

Dennis

[DennisB]

Just found it online and ordered a sub.

Thanks

Dennis

[Eu_citzen]

Here is one specimen:
http://mineral.galleries.com/scripts...onates+Calcite

http://mineral.galleries.com/scripts...lides+Fluorite

http://mineral.galleries.com/scripts...cates+Sodalite

To the right you can see thei under UV light.

[jglunt]

You can go dig your own!

The TV show "The Best Places to Find Cash & Treasures" had a show about flourescent minerals a while back. It's on the travel channel.

Here's a link with all the info.

http://travel.discovery.com/tv/cash-...uorescent.html

Jim

[DennisB]

Thanks EU and Jim.....The sale site is awesome but the NJ dig your own site is what I was looking for......looks like an excursion is coming up in the near future.

Thanks People!


Dennis

[Abbey]

I echo the 'cash 'n treasures' episode guy-- in Jersey, there's a mine and some pretty cool dudes to help w/ mining and id. Good luck!

[Old Dog]

Dennis

Go and buy a battery operated Black light and go looking. You also might want one you can adapt to a car cigarette lighter.
Nighttime isn't best out here, but the scorpions flourese a bright Green. some of them are BIG too.

For the daytime hunt set up a blind or portable dark room in your car, so you aren't bringing home stuff that you don't want to keep.

Old Dog

[DennisB]

Hey Old Dog....where is here?


Dennis

[DennisB]

Got all kinds of lites since last post. The led uv's work great.

Dennis

[Eu_citzen]

Hey Old Dog....where is here?


Dennis

Probably it is in his home area, some nasty "beasts" are around like the scorpions. Is how I did understand it.

[Old Dog]

Dennis,

Western Colorado, Near the foot of the Colorado National Monument. All sub alpine deasert. Near Moab Utah and Grand Junction Colorado.

As EU says lots of nasty beasties, both large and small. Most come out at night.

OD

[DennisB]

I also collect live and nasty beasties. LOL. I have about 7 different scorpions in my collection....alive!


Dennis

[Old Dog]

Thes get as big as 3". pretty easy to find in the daytime and they are painful when they get you. Other than that I can say they are a Centroides type. That's all I know.


If you are going to be in Western Colorado this summer
Give me a PM and I'll set aside some time to catch some.

Old Dog