The Ultimate Guide to UV Light and Fluorescent Minerals

Explore the captivating world of minerals in my Colorado collection, featuring stunning fluorescence under UV light. 

*Surprising stats on UV reactive stones 

*How to identify opal with an affordable long wave UV flashlight 

*Why some crystals glow and to the reasons they do 


Whether you're a gemologist or a rock enthusiast, this guide is packed with insights! Please comment, your feedback means the world to me!


Check out this short for some AWESOME phosphorescent after glow: 


   • Glowing Crystals: Nature’s Most Beautiful ...  


**** This link might not be clickable, need to figure out how to link videos to Long format. Scroll down a bit and you'll see a short video with a multicolor fluorescent Crystal aggregate for the thumbnail, titled: 

***** "Glowing Crystals: nature's most beautiful phosphoresce" 


Also, check out my fluorescent playlist! 



Followers and Subscribers - should I create a Facebook group where we can share pictures, advice, mineral ID help etc?

A. Yes
B. No
C. I don't care rocks and crystals aren't my thing 😉

I get so many comments talking about others mineral specimens and I thought it would be cool if we could interact that way. If you haven't visited the channel yet, definitely check it out!

Learn more than you ever thought possible!
Visit my YouTube channel: The Rockhounding Gemologist

   / @geogemrocks  

Learn how to identify rough mineral specimens and rocks
Armchair Colorado Rockhounding Adventures with plenty of valuable tips and tricks
Learn from my mistakes 😉



Micki Bauguess 
Certified Gemologist 
[email protected]


Learn how to identify rough mineral specimens and rocks 

Armchair Colorado Rockhounding Adventures with plenty of valuable tips and tricks 

Learn from my mistakes 😉


Subscribers Benefits!!!!!

Win free gems and fossils from my self-collected Colorado mineral collection 


Enjoy exclusive access to unpublished professional gemology coursework; thousands of custom references and resources (cheat sheets, charts, mineral profiles, “How to” and more) and personalized crystal consultation!!!!






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