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Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #10 on: June 01, 2013, 06:39:36 pm »

Oops, so sorry that I didn't learn how to use this forum. Got an email inviting me to participate and followed the links. What's an introduction board, and where would i find it? I don't see it in the Board index. Wow, I'm impressed with the response to my ill-conceived post.

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #11 on: June 01, 2013, 06:55:40 pm »

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #12 on: June 01, 2013, 07:48:59 pm »

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #13 on: June 01, 2013, 07:57:19 pm »

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #14 on: June 02, 2013, 02:18:29 am »

As for Flourescent minerals, the desert is littered with them....(as well as scorpions which also flouresce nicely). I've got 3 small handheld blacklights (including one with 3 changeable wavelengths) that I carry with me when I go on overnighter metal detecting trips.

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #15 on: June 02, 2013, 02:55:05 am »

OK so what are you looking for at night, minerals that I'm sure of but what kind and do they have any value?

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #16 on: June 02, 2013, 08:01:27 am »

For short wave UV light very expensive filter glass is necessary. UV sterilizer bulbs with no phosphors produce shortwave UV but also visible light. Special filter glass blocks the visible spectrum and passes the short waves. Short waves are dangerous to the eyes so safety glasses are required. Short wave uv does not pass through regular glass or plexiglass, so regular safety glasses are OK.

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #17 on: June 02, 2013, 08:55:21 am »

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For short wave UV light very expensive filter glass is necessary. UV sterilizer bulbs with no phosphors produce shortwave UV but also visible light. Special filter glass blocks the visible spectrum and passes the short waves. Short waves are dangerous to the eyes so safety glasses are required. Short wave uv does not pass through regular glass or plexiglass, so regular safety glasses are OK.

You might want to read this over, review it and decide whether you are discussing short wave or short wave. See the confusion here?

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #18 on: June 02, 2013, 01:33:54 pm »

Sorry Ecurb2 but I don't follow, why are you telling us this? is there some thing that you want to know or do you want to teach us about shortwave UV ? UV has been used in e legal diamond operations for the past 25+ years here in SA. (That I know off)

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	Re: Fluorescent minerals and gold in AZ « Reply #19 on: June 02, 2013, 04:17:05 pm »

Here in NM, Fluorite and Carnelian are the two most common. Some time you can find some samples that contain just enough Radium to shine.

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