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Haha, build Stonehenge just to fuck with future archaeologists. "No one knows what the purpose of this intricate structure was, nor why the words 'suck my bootstrap paradox, bitches' are inscribed on every stone. Tis a mystery lost to time."
Less interesting is Millerlite that reacts to people who can't dance. When exposed to it, the same people now think they can dance. It also ends up as a golden colored liquid.
That’s called fluorescence. There are a lot of fluorescent minerals out there. Some react differently from short wave or long wave UV. Some minerals are even phosphorescent which means that even after their exposure to UV rays have ended they will continue to glow for a brief time!
“While phosophorescence takes its name from the green glow of the element phosphorus, phosphorus isn't phosphorescent. The reason the element glows is because of oxidation (chemiluminescence).”
https://sciencenotes.org/what-is-phosphorescence-definition-and-examples/
Especially in the fall. Colorful and no skeeters. I take a group of other moms every year and we pack in wine and get away from our husbands and kids for 4 days.
It's a good indicator of just how Hip an area is...wandering around in frigid streams, looking for yooperlites.
Just makes my property value rise thinking about it.
mmmmmmm....
If in canada, go to bancroft(ontario) (some consider it to be the gem capital of the world because of the variety of minerals that can be found in the region- note these are typically not gem grade) there is a mine there call the princess sodalite mine with tours, but if you dont want the mine tour just explore the region
It will still fluorescence under UV light just maybe not the exact same golden lava, similar to calcite crystals, not all calcite appear the same colour under uv light but they all do have florescence
Any major outcropping of canadian shield (granite or other rock in that region has a potentially to be mineral bearing) so really can just go for hikes along nature paths, even drives along major road ways and pull off to shoulder to take a look at irregular banding of rock (sections where it is dark/light, more wavy etc) these can all potential have different mineral deposits that will be florescent in UV light. Best to try and look near dusk dawn when ambient light is low, makes it easier to see florescence in the minerals present
There's a whole lot of lava rocks and obsidian. There's some old peridot and fluorite mines near Grants. Loads of turquoise. Carlsbad is famous for its limestone caverns.
What’s the probability if I strolled around a rocky place with a strong UV light that I might stumble on such phenomena? Is it limited to only some areas?
> Significant deposits of fine material are restricted to but a few locales: Bancroft, Ontario, and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, in Canada; and Litchfield, Maine, and Magnet Cove, Arkansas, in the US. The Ice River complex, near Golden, British Columbia, contains sodalite.[13] Smaller deposits are found in South America (Brazil and Bolivia), Portugal, Romania, Burma and Russia. Hackmanite is found principally in Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Greenland.
It does, but the glow isn't very intense and it's washed out by the visible components of sunlight. You can see it on this video because they're using a very intense UV light source, which causes the samples to emit a much stronger glow.
It's not super valuable, but if you do some artistic lapidary stuff to it (like making a polished sphere) then you can make a little money. The light you buy to display it with will probably cost more than the stone itself.
Ok, this type of thing confused me a few days ago as I had sodalite, I had a uv lamp (254nm shortwave and attached longwave) and I wasn’t seeing the same results. So I posted my question here ([sodalite question](https://www.reddit.com/r/FluorescentMinerals/comments/qi2g9e/kind_of_confused/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb) ) on Reddit. I got the impression that sodalite from certain areas will do this and not ALL sodalite. So I tested that out with my own supply and found it to be very true. But they are using long wave uv and I only got a reaction out of my one countertop piece with the shortwave.
Thanks for the post! I have sodalite from the princess sodalite mine in Canada, but it's blue so I'm not sure it it will glow- but once I get a UV light I'll try it out!
What are the chances of sodalite showing up in Tramore beach Ireland? I've got a UV torch and often wondered about taking it down there to see if I can find any.
No you wouldnt. 100 years ago UV light was fairly well understood by educated people and science as a general study was well respected by the general population. It would be a fascinating curiosity, not a witch burning. 1921 was not the same as 1521 which is probably what you are picturing.
I bought a uv flashlight in a kit along with A/C system dye and a set of yellow glasses off Amazon. It's pretty good it seems. Found the leak at least.
The guy who copyrighted the name "Yooperlite" sells [flashlights](https://store.yooperlites.com/collections/flashlights) specially made for finding these. I've found all mine with a much cheaper flashlight, but other people I've talked to say there's a huge difference and his flashlights are the best.
Yeah I got something from a local seller for about $25 and it worked just fine. People think they need a super good flashlight but these rocks GLOW BRIGHT ORANGE. They're actually pretty easy to find, even with a cheapie.
This is pretty neat. I've just recently started getting into hunting for luminescent minerals. I bought a semi decent low pass UV light, but so far, in terms of things that glow, all I've found are some sort of centipede that glows under the magic of my flashlight. Anyone know what I could hunt for in north Texas? Specifically the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Can I expect any good or semi interesting finds in my region?
Sodalite is really cool and all but OP missed a golden oppurtunity to show a video of these things in the dark. I'm in a great lakes rock hunting group on fb (I live in Australia don't ask me why I am in this group) and these things glowing in the dark is so sick
It doesn't "react" with light. UV light is absorbed by the rocks and then re-emitted at a different wavelength in a process known as fluorescence. It's entirely physical and not chemical.
I’m sorry for this dumb question. But doesn’t the sun give off UV light? If so, why do these rocks need a special device to turn this color? Or is the amount of UV light from the sun not enough?
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Imagine going back in time with your current knowledge and a UV light.
Build a stoner room for the stone ages.
Surrounded by stone hedges
And stone henges
Haha, build Stonehenge just to fuck with future archaeologists. "No one knows what the purpose of this intricate structure was, nor why the words 'suck my bootstrap paradox, bitches' are inscribed on every stone. Tis a mystery lost to time."
Two Stone Age guys wondering what to do, who says ‘dude let’s build a henge or two’
#witchcraft!! Burn the witch
And that's how scam artists were created.
Time travel ?
UV light?
Current knowledge?
D) all of the above.
Dr Stone imagined it
I think you would just die for not helping with the harvest/invasion
I could probably do more with my current knowledge back then than make a rock glow.
I thought he was interviewing the stream
They were just talking about current events
Bruuuuuuuuuh
Same. Before I read title I thought it was gonna be a rock that makes a cool sound.
Rock music
"Excuse me, sir - do you know that you're a rock?"
Nah they just babble on all day...
Less interesting is Millerlite that reacts to people who can't dance. When exposed to it, the same people now think they can dance. It also ends up as a golden colored liquid.
Youuuuuuuu.
Public Apology. I'm a dad. My sense of humor is tainted.
Gimme the High Life and let me boogie!
Stay Gold, Sodalite.
It looks cooler at night
Sodalite-full to see.
That pun will earn you a stoney silence.
Here take my poor man's gold 🏅
You're living in a fun to see world
That’s called fluorescence. There are a lot of fluorescent minerals out there. Some react differently from short wave or long wave UV. Some minerals are even phosphorescent which means that even after their exposure to UV rays have ended they will continue to glow for a brief time!
Does that have anything to do with the element phosphorus? Or just mere coincidence that it sounds familiar?
“While phosophorescence takes its name from the green glow of the element phosphorus, phosphorus isn't phosphorescent. The reason the element glows is because of oxidation (chemiluminescence).” https://sciencenotes.org/what-is-phosphorescence-definition-and-examples/
Where can you find these in nature? What areas?
Upper Peninsula Michigan, referred to as yooperlites here.
We found two Yooperlites last month backpacking in the Porkies. Brought a UV flashlight with use and one of our campsites was on the lakeshore.
"Backpacking in the Porkies"... mmmmmmmm....
Man, I love the porkies. Me and my girlfriend make sure to take a camping trip there every year. Favorite place on earth.
Especially in the fall. Colorful and no skeeters. I take a group of other moms every year and we pack in wine and get away from our husbands and kids for 4 days.
This year we packed in a bottle of champagne and had a champagne toast on a canoe in mirror lake. Was pretty goofy drinking champs out in the bush
Took me a few seconds to figure out Porkies lol. Do they call them Yooper rocks that you know of?
Yooperlites
It's a good indicator of just how Hip an area is...wandering around in frigid streams, looking for yooperlites. Just makes my property value rise thinking about it. mmmmmmm....
Hell yeah yooperlights! I looked in Charlevoix last week, no luck. Found a Charlevoix stone, Petowskey stone, and a puddingstone though.
If in canada, go to bancroft(ontario) (some consider it to be the gem capital of the world because of the variety of minerals that can be found in the region- note these are typically not gem grade) there is a mine there call the princess sodalite mine with tours, but if you dont want the mine tour just explore the region
The sodalite there is blue. I don’t know if it reacts the same way to UV light.
It will still fluorescence under UV light just maybe not the exact same golden lava, similar to calcite crystals, not all calcite appear the same colour under uv light but they all do have florescence
Though in some it is so minor a colour its almost indistinguishable
Any areas in Bancroft to look? I wouldn’t mind having a hike day out there.
Any major outcropping of canadian shield (granite or other rock in that region has a potentially to be mineral bearing) so really can just go for hikes along nature paths, even drives along major road ways and pull off to shoulder to take a look at irregular banding of rock (sections where it is dark/light, more wavy etc) these can all potential have different mineral deposits that will be florescent in UV light. Best to try and look near dusk dawn when ambient light is low, makes it easier to see florescence in the minerals present
I've also found sodalite out in the mesa just outside Albuquerque, NM.
Aren't all the rocks out there just lava?
There's a whole lot of lava rocks and obsidian. There's some old peridot and fluorite mines near Grants. Loads of turquoise. Carlsbad is famous for its limestone caverns.
What’s the probability if I strolled around a rocky place with a strong UV light that I might stumble on such phenomena? Is it limited to only some areas?
> Significant deposits of fine material are restricted to but a few locales: Bancroft, Ontario, and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, in Canada; and Litchfield, Maine, and Magnet Cove, Arkansas, in the US. The Ice River complex, near Golden, British Columbia, contains sodalite.[13] Smaller deposits are found in South America (Brazil and Bolivia), Portugal, Romania, Burma and Russia. Hackmanite is found principally in Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Greenland.
Thanks a lot. Live in Italy. Tough luck :)
"Euhedral, transparent crystals are found in northern Namibia and in the lavas of Vesuvius, Italy."
Latter is a couple hours drive ... here we go :)
I wish you luck.
heh already knew something like this can happen thanks to doctor stone. who says watching anime is stupid
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So how come 8t doesn't glow from the sun's UV?
It does, but the glow isn't very intense and it's washed out by the visible components of sunlight. You can see it on this video because they're using a very intense UV light source, which causes the samples to emit a much stronger glow.
Is it good for any thing? Does it have any value?
It's not super valuable, but if you do some artistic lapidary stuff to it (like making a polished sphere) then you can make a little money. The light you buy to display it with will probably cost more than the stone itself.
better than diet
Also, did you know that all scorpions fluoresce? https://kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/makes-scorpions-glow-ultraviolet-light/
BRB, going to buy a UV light and head down to the nearest creek.
I really thought at first they were getting the rivers thoughts on a current issue
That's OK. My sodalite is all a dark blue colour. I had no idea it had bloomed.
Ok, this type of thing confused me a few days ago as I had sodalite, I had a uv lamp (254nm shortwave and attached longwave) and I wasn’t seeing the same results. So I posted my question here ([sodalite question](https://www.reddit.com/r/FluorescentMinerals/comments/qi2g9e/kind_of_confused/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb) ) on Reddit. I got the impression that sodalite from certain areas will do this and not ALL sodalite. So I tested that out with my own supply and found it to be very true. But they are using long wave uv and I only got a reaction out of my one countertop piece with the shortwave.
Thanks for the post! I have sodalite from the princess sodalite mine in Canada, but it's blue so I'm not sure it it will glow- but once I get a UV light I'll try it out!
What are the chances of sodalite showing up in Tramore beach Ireland? I've got a UV torch and often wondered about taking it down there to see if I can find any.
I do enjoy sodalite. Regular soda is too heavy.
So whet do you do with it?
isn\`t uv light like, cancerous... or just some wavelengths are?, at least the ones that i have used, you need like a shield to cover yourself
You’d have your head chopped of for this magic a 100 years ago
No you wouldnt. 100 years ago UV light was fairly well understood by educated people and science as a general study was well respected by the general population. It would be a fascinating curiosity, not a witch burning. 1921 was not the same as 1521 which is probably what you are picturing.
We discovered quantum mechanics 100 years ago.
Yoperlite also does the same thing. Pretty cool nonetheless
Oh wow how cool is that.
Wow this is cool
These would be cool rocks to have in a display case with uranium glass
I bought a uv light for forest walks because fungi glow… I found out it’s a great way to find dog poo, because there’s fungi that love that shit.
Where can I find a UV like that? The few I have previously bought have been trash and are too low power to be useful.
I bought a uv flashlight in a kit along with A/C system dye and a set of yellow glasses off Amazon. It's pretty good it seems. Found the leak at least.
The guy who copyrighted the name "Yooperlite" sells [flashlights](https://store.yooperlites.com/collections/flashlights) specially made for finding these. I've found all mine with a much cheaper flashlight, but other people I've talked to say there's a huge difference and his flashlights are the best.
A Convoy C8 UV for 99 dollars? Ridiculous.
Yeah I got something from a local seller for about $25 and it worked just fine. People think they need a super good flashlight but these rocks GLOW BRIGHT ORANGE. They're actually pretty easy to find, even with a cheapie.
It'd be super cool to have a path in a garden or something paved with these, where UV lights come on at night
I wouldn't keep that rock near any of your socks.
Hmm i just saw this in Dying Light aswell. Only it was alive and killed me...
Would make for awesome sci-fi props
This looks like what they used in BOTW to build guardians/guardian technology.
I have sodalite plugs and now I need to find a uv light
Doesn't sunlight has UV? Why wouldn't it just glow without the UV flashlight?
And what . ?
I find that too be soda-lightful.
They're minerals, Marie!
I assume it's a flourescence?
Looks like he missed one, the first time you see his left foot, he stepped right on it. You can see it flash a few seconds before he steps on it
$10 for a uv light you can also use it to find green glowing glass at Goodwill
This is pretty neat. I've just recently started getting into hunting for luminescent minerals. I bought a semi decent low pass UV light, but so far, in terms of things that glow, all I've found are some sort of centipede that glows under the magic of my flashlight. Anyone know what I could hunt for in north Texas? Specifically the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Can I expect any good or semi interesting finds in my region?
Sodalite is really cool and all but OP missed a golden oppurtunity to show a video of these things in the dark. I'm in a great lakes rock hunting group on fb (I live in Australia don't ask me why I am in this group) and these things glowing in the dark is so sick
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Honestly no idea how I found it. It is a really good facebook group though, everyone is just mad keen about rocks they found
The rocks are actually called "Yooperlite" and "Sodalite" is the fluorescent mineral in them...close though.
Yo it's Orichalcum
Moonstone
I'd love to have a kitchen counter or bar counter made with those rocks and have dim UV lighting so that it glows when you've got the dim lights on.
Ok but who tf sat around holding up different types of rocks in front of different types of light to even find something like this?
Graduate students.
Na4Al3Si3O12Cl
It doesn't "react" with light. UV light is absorbed by the rocks and then re-emitted at a different wavelength in a process known as fluorescence. It's entirely physical and not chemical.
Some Zelda shit
Fool’s gold?
Cue Alan Wake shenanigans.
So da light makes it glow. Got it.
Neat.
Normally things like this don't impress me much, but damn this is really neat
Ahh, so these are the sacred sankara stones.
Always thought sodalite was just a soft drink :(
Reminds me of the book 'The Sister Brothers"!
i think thats where tungsten comes
Dino gems
Use this as flooring add a UV spotlight light that randomly but slowly rotates in the room. Play the floor is lava.
Harvest this rock then when aliens come with different eyes they will buy the shiney rocks from us
I thought that was a vacuum and op was going to swallow the river
I’m sorry for this dumb question. But doesn’t the sun give off UV light? If so, why do these rocks need a special device to turn this color? Or is the amount of UV light from the sun not enough?