LUMINOUS TRAVELS 2004 - RETURN TO ILIMAUSSAQ - HERB YEATES

LINKS

Splendid multi-colored fluorescent specimen from Kangerluarsuk, glowing under shortwave ultraviolet. Specimen width 15 cm.

For further information visit:

Luminous Travels: a fluorescent mineral collecting trip to Ilímaussaq, Greenland.
A narrative account of a previous collecting trip to the Ilímaussaq complex.

Fluorescent Ilímaussaq: information and photo gallery.
Basic information on the area and its fluorescent minerals, with links.

NEW: A few photos from the 2005 trip.

Minershop.com: specimens and tours for sale.
Mark Cole's commercial website and link to his eBay specimen auctions.

GEUS: Geological Survey of Greenland and Denmark.
English pages of the GEUS website. Excellent links to relevant mineral science.

Fluorescent Mineral Society.
A not-for-profit society for those interested in fluorescent minerals. Many links.

Thomas S. Warren Museum of Fluorescence.
A museum dedicated to fluorescence and fluorescent minerals.