Treasure Hunting For Fluorescent Minerals
Posted by admin on 08/3/08 in Uncategorized
Not every rock or piece of sediment can actually be classified as a fluorescent mineral; there are only certain elements contained in the rocks that make them so. Scientifically speaking, the rocks need to have a molecular absorption of a particular photon that triggers the emission of another photon with a longer wavelength, thus giving off what looks like light from the rock itself. This is a bit technical for many, but rocks that look as if they are glowing or emitting tiny bits of light are probably classified as fluorescent minerals.
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