[Rockhounds] AD- Connrox Minerals

[Lawrence Rush]

Pete: I have replied to Axel privately, but none of these show any 
fluorescence, either. He just has to expand his horizons a bit, to include 
non-fluorescents in the world of mineralogy!!

Larry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Pmodreski at aol.com>
To: <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] AD- Connrox Minerals


> Axel, since I know you're interested in this, the latest (March) issue of
> Mineral News has an article by Van King tabulating the fluorescence of
> tourmalines from as many worldwide localities as he was able to examine. 
> He
> lists three and a half pages of observations; I'd say that somewhat less 
> than
> half of the specimens showed some kind of fluorescence, and only a few 
> were
> described as "bright".
>
> Pete
>
>
> In a message dated 4/9/2009 10:03:39 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> axel.emmermann at pandora.be writes:
>
> Larry,
>
> These may very well fluoresce strong light blue in  SW-UV.
> Have you tried it yet?
>
> Fluorescence IS becoming a point of  interest for more and more people...
> Just spreading the gospel  here...
>
> Cheers
>
> Axel Emmermann
> European Regional Vice  President of the
> Fluorescent Mineral  Society
> <http://www.uvminerals.org/>
> =========================
> Mineralogische  Kring Antwerpen/Antwerp Mineralogical  Society
> <http://www.minerant.org/index.html>
> Werkgroepleider/Workgroup  leader: Fluorescerende mineralen/Fluorescent
> minerals
> Technische  Realisaties/Engineering
> My  website:<http://users.pandora.be/axel.emmerman/home/>
>
>>  -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
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> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com]
>>  Namens Lawrence Rush
>> Verzonden: donderdag 9 april 2009 15:39
>>  Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem  collectors
>> Onderwerp: [Rockhounds] AD- Connrox Minerals
>>
>> I have added a small lot of pink Tourmaline to my  site.........
>>
>>  http://www.connroxminerals.com/Tourmaline.html
>>
>>  Thanks......Larry
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