Some minerals contain fluorescent molecules that glow under ultraviolet light. Here, Willemite and calcite + apatite and tourmaline fluoresce under a black light. See more in our Creatures of Light exhibition.
Photo by Denis
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For people on the East Coast of USA, you can also find samples like these at the Sterling Hill Zinc Mine in Franklin,...
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On a related note, the collection of fluorescent minerals at the Mineralogy and Petrology Museum at the University of...
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I’m definitely gonna check this out with my friends, the bioluminescent exhibit. If you’re from NYC, I think it’ll be a...
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Mine too! I remember going as a little kid and running all over the place - because it’s all ramps and wells and covered...
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Hall of Minerals was so my thing as a kid. Loved the ones...glowed fluorescent. Also, the...
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