Rocks That Glow Under Black Light

Non visible to the human eye black light reacts with the chemicals in minerals and causes the rock to fluorescence.

Rocks that glow under black light. One of the most spectacular museum exhibits is a dark room filled with fluorescent rocks and minerals that are illuminated with ultraviolet light. If the glow remains after you remove the light source you have a phosphorescence mineral. Marie he made an interesting discovery. They glow with an amazing array of vibrant colors in sharp contrast to the color of the rocks under conditions of normal illumination.

Hundreds of glow in the dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine. 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. A gem and mineral dealer in the u p.

Has made a glowing discovery. 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. Erik rintamaki discovered a rock that glows under an ultraviolet light made of a mineral never seen before in michigan. There are several minerals that emit light or glow under black lights ultraviolet uv light.

Calcite minerals glow red yellow pink or blue under a black light. When rock hunter erik rintamaki was combing the beach one night near sault st. 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.