A friend brought over his digital camera setup this past Saturday and he took pictures of fluorescent minerals from my collection. This was his first effort at photographing fluorescent minerals, and my first time photographing these rocks with something besides a cellphone camera. I couldn't be happier with the results.
Terminated, fluorescent fluorapatite crystals from Cerro de Mercado Mine, Durango, Mexico, shown under midwave UV. Largest crystal is 21mm long, FOV approximately 35mm wide. Full size specimen pictured below.
Fluorapatite crystals and hyalite opal pictured under shortwave UV and midwave UV. The fluorapatite is now lavender and the hyalite opal is bright green. 4"x3"x3"
Photos of this specimen can also be seen at http://www.esoterizona.com/2015/08/esoterizona-stones-35.html.
You can also see the difference in results from a DSLR versus phone camera.
Terminated, fluorescent yellow apatite crystals from Panasqueria Mine, Portugal, shown under shortwave UV. Crystals up to 10mm, FOV approximately 35mm.
"Fantasy Rock" from Taseq Slope, Ilimaussaq Complex, Narsaq, Greenland, shown under short and long wave UV. "Fantasy Rock" is a collectors' term given to the multicolored fluorescent rocks from this locale. This example shows fluorescent cherry-red tugtupite surrounding eyes of white chkalovite (looks more blue), along with orange sodalite, green polylithionite, and blue-white analcime. FOV approximately 70mm.
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