TomH Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Was out monkeying around tonight with my black light flashlight and decided to put it over some of the ore I dug out on Thurs. Pretty cool! Bright orange florescent in one of them. Best I can find is its a mineral called sodalite. Well, thats my excitement for new years eve Tom H. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertpilot Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Way Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Wulfenite will fluoresce orange sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdigger Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 way cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondmn Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I don't think it is sodalite as it is blue in color Just my opinion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Are you using a short wave or long wave UV lamp? Regardless, flourescent minerals are awesome..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4meter Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Those are some vivid colors in UV light. How long was the exposure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 15 hours ago, adam said: Are you using a short wave or long wave UV lamp? Regardless, flourescent minerals are awesome..... Yah...umm...its just black light flashlight I bought off of amazon. 4meter.....about 4 seconds Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Nice find. Florescent minerals can be awesome like Adam stated. Arizona has a number of florescent mineral locations. In most cases, the more colors the specimen has, the more valuable it becomes. Some of the 4 and 5 color specimens are quite pricey. Everyone should have a battery operated short- long wave light for field use to check for florescence. Who knows what you might come across. Edited January 2, 2018 by Morlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Love fluorescent minerals ! One of those Mystical Things in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondmn Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I agree that any fluorescent minerals are cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I take a black light with me always and try to get one with both long and short wave for big fun in the night in mineralized areas or mine dumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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