Over the last several decades, the number of people who are actively involved in the hobby or science of mineral collecting has grown at an increasing pace. In response to the growing demand for informa tion which this large and active group has created, a number of books have been published dealing with mineralogy. As a result, the reader now has a choice among mineral locality guides, field handbooks, photo collections, or books dedicated to the systematic description of minerals. However, as interest in mineralogy has grown, as collectors have become increasingly knowledgeable and aware of mineralogy in its many facets, the need for more specialized information has also grown. Nowhere is this need greater than in the subject of the fluorescence of minerals. The number of collectors who now main tain a fluorescent collection is substantial, interest is constantly increasing, and manufacturers have recently responded by the intro duction of new ultraviolet equipment with major improvements in utility and performance. Yet when the collector searches for any information on this subject, little will be found. He or she will seek in vain for the answers to questions which present themselves as in terest in fluorescent minerals grows and matures. Which minerals fluoresce? Where are fluorescent minerals found? What makes a mineral fluoresce? Why does ultraviolet light produce fluorescence? What is an activator, and how does it contribute to fluorescence? On these matters, the available mineralogy books are largely silent.
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2013

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Robbins, Manuel A.

Manuel A. Robbins

United States, United States of America

Springer Nature, New York, NY, 2013

New York, NY, 1983

1983, 2013-03-03

Boston, MA, 1983

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Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Background....Pages 1-5
What Is Ultraviolet?....Pages 6-11
Ultraviolet Lights for Mineral Fluorescence....Pages 12-30
Collecting Fluorescent Minerals....Pages 31-58
Key Collecting Localities and Their Fluorescent Minerals....Pages 59-95
Fluorescent Minerals—Description....Pages 96-99
Fluorescent Minerals of the United States....Pages 100-174
Fluorescent Minerals Worldwide....Pages 175-182
Activators in Fluorescent Minerals....Pages 183-191
Why Minerals Fluoresce....Pages 192-212
Seeing in Color....Pages 213-235
Color Tables for Mineral Identification....Pages 236-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-289

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