Rocks That Glow Under Black Light

There are several minerals that emit light or glow under black lights ultraviolet uv light.

Rocks that glow under black light. Discover fluorescent rocks of sterling hill mine in ogdensburg new jersey. The specimens glow under a black light and after being examined at a michigan tech laboratory it was found to be the first time the active fluorescent mineral was documented in the state of michigan. Longwave fluorescent minerals minerals that are fluorescent under lw uv 350nm to 400nm some 405nm laser often referred to as a blacklight view all wavelengths on the main page. If the glow remains after you remove the light source you have a phosphorescence mineral.

If the glow remains after you remove the light source you have a phosphorescence mineral. When rock hunter erik rintamaki was combing the beach one night near sault st. There are several minerals that emit light or glow under black lights ultraviolet uv light. Non visible to the human eye black light reacts with the chemicals in minerals and causes the rock to fluorescence.

Hundreds of glow in the dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine. A michigan man who discovered a new rock type uses a black light to search for the distinctive glowing rocks along the beaches of lake superior. Erik rintamaki discovered a rock that glows under an ultraviolet light made of a mineral never seen before in michigan. One of the most spectacular museum exhibits is a dark room filled with fluorescent rocks and minerals that are illuminated with ultraviolet light.

A gem and mineral dealer in the u p. Has made a glowing discovery. Calcite minerals glow red yellow pink or blue under a black light.