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Fluorescent Mineral Displays at NJ Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show 2022

These are the displays of fluorescent minerals by Franklin Mineral Museum at the NJ Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show in Edison, New Jersey on 11 – 15 May 2022. [...]

The Visit of Yooperlites Man

Last Thursday (21 April 2022), special guests, Erik Rintamaki, Patrick Bigos and Gary Croad, visited my fluorescent mineral museum! Erik Rintamaki is well known for his discovery of Yooperlites in Michigan. Yooperlites is the name of rock that is syenite-rich fluorescent sodalite. Under the long-wave UV lights, they fluoresce orange [...]

Fluorescent Mineral Displays at TGMS 2022

These are the display cases of fluorescent minerals by Fluorescent Mineral Society (FMS) at the Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show (TGMS) in Tucson, Arizona on 10-13 February 2022. [...]