UV Reactive Crystals!!

yooperlite bat under a UV torch!

If any of you know me, you might know I’m a little obsessed with UV reactive crystals. I frequently scan my personal collection to see if I have any and in this weeks blog I will be sharing some of mine, like the yooperlite bat above, and to show you what they look like under UV light.

I was very stunned to know that crystals actually lit up under UV light and couldn’t understand why?

Well here is some information I’ve found that might help the understanding of how.

“All minerals have the ability to reflect light. That is what makes them visible to the human eye. Some minerals have an interesting physical property known as "fluorescence." These minerals have the ability to temporarily absorb a small amount of light and an instant later release a small amount of light of a different wavelength. This change in wavelength causes a temporary color change of the mineral in the eye of a human observer.”

Here is an image to show how things fluoresce.

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Here is a list of some crystals that are UV reactive:

• Honey Calcite.

• Amber

• Root Beer Calcite

• Mangano Calcite

• Ruby in Zoisite

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Do you know of any other crystals that are UV reactive?

I would love to see your UV reactive crystals so please share below or post pictures in the Facebook pages!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and I will speak soon.