Collecting Fluorescent Minerals
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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4
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Chapter One: Fluorescent Minerals
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5
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Collecting Fluorescent Minerals
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5
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Getting Started
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5
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What You Need To Take With You To Dig In Mine Dumps Or On Field Trips
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6
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Fluorescence
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8
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Tenebrescence, Triboluminescence, and Thermoluminescence
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8
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Activators
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9
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Crystals versus Massive Form
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9
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Important Things to Consider
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9
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Mineral Lights
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10
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Chapter Two: Finding Fluorescent Minerals
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14
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History of the Area
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14
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The Franklin Mine
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15
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The Parker Shaft
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16
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The Sterling Hill Mine
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16
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Mont Saint-Hilaire
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20
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Oka
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22
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Purple Passion Mine
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22
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Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
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22
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Yavapai County, Arizona
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23
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California and Mexico
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23
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Collecting Fluorescent Minerals in Greenland
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23
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Kvanefjeld
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24
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The Ilimaussaq Complex
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24
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Tasaq Slopes
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25
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Tunulliarfik
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25
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Kangerluarsuk
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25
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Getting Your Finds Home
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26
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Chapter Three: Classic Fluorescent Minerals That Fit into Every Collection
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27
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Radioactive Mineral Collecting
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31
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Chapter Four: A Photographic Display of Fluorescent Minerals
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32
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Franklin Mine, Sterling Hill Mine, and Vicinity, New Jersey
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33
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Eastern to Central United States
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104
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Western United States to Mexico
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114
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Canada
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137
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Greenland
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154
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China
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162
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Other Countries
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166
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Unknown Locations
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187
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Mineral Shows
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188
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Miscellaneous Mineral Collectibles
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189
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Resources
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190
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Collecting Groups, Information, and Museums
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190
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Mineral Dealers
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190
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Mineral Lights and Supplies
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191
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Bibliography
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191
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Index
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192
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