Fluorescence and Mineral Identification {was: Re:[Rockhounds]fossils}

[Axel Emmermann]

Hmmm, I need to see the latest Star Trek movie ;-)))

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.telenet.be/axel.emmerman/FiatLux/Index.php>
 
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> Namens Kreigh Tomaszewski
> Verzonden: zaterdag 2 mei 2009 1:27
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> Onderwerp: Re: Fluorescence and Mineral Identification {was:
Re:[Rockhounds]fossils}
> 
> You wait for someone to invent a smarter phone that includes a
> spectrograph and buy one. Getting the tricorder option would probably
> be worthwhile.
> 
> Kreigh
> 
> 
> On Friday, May 1, 2009, at 10:24 America/Detroit, Axel Emmermann wrote:
> 
> >> Before fluorescence can become generally useful in mineral
> >> identification two things need to happen. The first is an easy and
> >> cheap way to to capture the spectrum coming off a glowing rock - point
> >> my smart phone at the rock and get a spectrogram -
> >
> > [Axel] How do you do that...???
> >  Axel
> >
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