The World of Fluorescent Minerals
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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4
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Introduction
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5
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The Colors in the Book
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5
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Value Guide
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5
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Fluorescent Minerals
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6
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Fluorescence, Tenebrescence, Triboluminescence and Thermoluminescence
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6
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Fluorescence in Everyday Life and Into the Future
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6
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Ultraviolet Lamps
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7
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Activators
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8
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Finding Fluorescent Minerals
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9
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The Franklin and Sterling Hill Mines, New Jersey
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9
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Fluorescent Franklin-Sterling area Minerals and their Typical Fluorescent Colors
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11
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Fluorescence Table - Franklin/Sterling Hill
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11
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The Andover Area Mines, Sussex County
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12
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Canada
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13
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The Long Lake Mine
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13
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Mont Saint-Hilaire
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14
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Fluorescence Table - Mont Saint-Hilaire
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14
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Other Places
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14
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St. Lawrence County, New York
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14
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The Western United States
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14
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Mexico
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15
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Greenland
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15
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Fluorescence Table - Greenland
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15
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Pakistan and Afghanistan
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15
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Information about some Specific Types of Minerals
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16
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Scheelite
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16
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Powellite
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16
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Feldspars
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16
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Sphalerite
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17
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Willemite
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Photographing Fluorescent Minerals
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18
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A GALLERY OF MINERALS
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20
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Franklin Mine, Sterling Hill Mine, and the Rest of New Jersey
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20
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Eastern and Midwestern U.S.
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68
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Western U.S.
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83
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Canada
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105
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Mexico
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118
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Other Countries (Alphabetically)
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123
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Miners Lamps
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183
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Building a Small Battery Pack for your Portable 12 Volt UV Lamp
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184
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Documenting Your Collection
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186
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Displaying Your Collection
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187
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Things to Consider
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188
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Collector Names of Minerals
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188
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Resources
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189
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Collecting Groups, Information, and Museums
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189
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Mineral Dealers
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189
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Ultraviolet Lamps and Supplies
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190
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Bibliography
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191
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Index
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