Sources for additional information on Fluorescent Minerals:

Fluorescent Mineral Museum, Photo, and Website Links

Books on Fluorescent Minerals:

Collecting Fluorescent Minerals, by Stuart Schneider

Ultraviolet Light and Fluorescent Minerals, by Warren, Gleason, Bostwick and Verbeek

FLUORESCENCE, Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, by Manuel Robbins

Collector's Book of Fluorescent Minerals, by Manuel Robbins

Starting your own collection

Polman Minerals LW starter kit UVTools SW starter kit

If you want to start your own collection, LW UV lights are less expensive. The following dealers have UV lights and a low-cost LW mineral assortment in addition to  a wide variety of fluorescent mineral specimens:

Polman Minerals

UVtools

New LED UV Lights

For even more options, check out the following links:

A list of UV light and fluorescent mineral dealers

How to set up a fluorescent mineral display

Basics of UV lights and filters for fluorescent minerals

Self-collection of fluorescent minerals

EBAY fluorescent mineral and UV light auctions

Miner Shop.com has Greenland minerals & tours

Fluorescents.com has Arizona minerals & UV lights

UVsystems.com has UV lights,  filters,  and parts

Information on the Fluorescent Mineral Society

On-line Mineral Data Base

On-line Fluorescent Mineral Data Base listing known activators

Gem and Mineral Shows (may have a few fluorescent minerals)

Photographic Images © 2003 James O. Hamblen