Re: Fluorescent mineral chart

Thanks for the references.  I was hoping for a web reference, since I
need to eventually share some information with a large number of
people.  But I can extract the information I need from these
references and post what it.

Bart Torbert


[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr Nicholas Eastaugh) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> 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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