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Fluorescent Minerals
Steve Tyminski
Physical Geology
Fall 2007
                                        Fluorescent Minerals
 

Table of Contents:                                               

What Are Fluorescent Minerals?
Discovery of Fluorescent Minerals
Visible Light
Ultraviolet (UV) Lights (Lamps)
Fluorescent Mineral Photography
Fluorescent Minerals
   Scheelite
   Willemite
   Calcite
   Powellite
   Hydrozincite
   Sphalerite
   Gypsum                                                                                                         
   Fluorite
Conclusion and References