Re: Fluorescent mineral chart

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, bart.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bart Torbert) wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone knew of a web or hardcopy reference that
> lists which minerals are fluorescent.  I need a chart that
> distinguishes this based upon short wave UV vs. long wave UV.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bart Torbert
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
The classic books on the subject are:

Gleason, S. 'Ultraviolet guide to minerals' Van Nostrand, New York (1960)

Robbins, M. 'The collector's book of fluorescent minerals' Van Nostrand 
Reinhold, New York (1983)

Also of worth are:

Pogson, R.E. 'Ultraviolet rays and mineral fluorescence' Journal of the 
Mineralogical Society of New South Wales 1 (1979) 23-26

Yagoda, H. 'Luminescent phenomena as aides in the localization of mineral 
in polished sections' Economic Geology 41 (1946) 813-819

I also use the 1995 book by F.W.D. Rost - Fluorescence Microscopy - which 
has a chapter on petrology and materials science (vol. 2, ch. 11) that 
summarises a lot of the available information. 

Hope this helps,
Nick Eastaugh

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