Luminescent minerals : Bibliography
Bibliography:
In French:
- Lumière et luminescence, ces phénomènes lumineux qui nous entourent, Bernard Valeur, édition Belin-Pour la science, 2005, 207 pages, ISBN 2-7011-3603-2
In English:
- The World of Fluorescent Minerals, de Stuart Schneider, 2006
- Collecting Fluorescent Minerals, de Stuart Schneider, 2004
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, by Manuel Robbins, 1994, publié chez Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, ISBN 0-945005-13-X
- The Collector's Book of Fluorescent Minerals, by Manuel Robbins, 1983, publié chez Van Nostrand Reinhold ISBN 0-442-27506-4
- Ultraviolet Light and Fluorescent Minerals, de Thomas S. Warren, Sterling Gleason, Richard C. Bostwick, et Earl R. Verbeek, 1995, publié par Thomas S. Warren (distribué par Williams Minerals, Rio, W.Va.), 209 pages, ISBN 0-9635098-0-2
- Ultraviolet Guide to Minerals, de Sterling Gleason, 1960, San Gabriel, Calif., Ultra-Violet Products, Inc. (copyright 1972), 244 pages
- The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals du Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Journal of the Fluorescent Mineral Society, volume 15 (1988-9), 91 pages, On sale on the FMS Website (probably the best fluorescent mineral list ever published: 566 minerals and 59 assimilated substances!)
in Italian:
- Luminescenza nel regno minerale by Guido Bruno Mazzoleni and Roberto Appiani, 2010, Sandit edition, ISBN: 8895990633, 240 pages (size 17 x 24 cm) et 421 figures (to be soon translated in English)
Websites:
There are a lot of website dedicated to fluorescent minerals, a quick search on Google will convince you if not already!. So the short list on this page is an arbitrary selection of website of friends or very important websites on the subject.
In French:
- Patrick Arweiler Website: http://fluomineral.free.fr
In Flemish:
- Richard Loyens Website: http://fluorescentie.mineralogie.be/
- Axel Emmerman Website : http://users.telenet.be/axel.emmerman/FiatLux/Index.php
In English:
- Fluorescent Mineral Society (FMS) Website: www.uvminerals.org
- Uranium and Thorium mineral dedicated website (Paul M. Schumacher)
- Mt St Hilaire Website: http://www.saint-hilaire.ca (Alkali-nuts)
- Franklin Website: http://franklin-sterlinghill.com (Herb Yeates)
- Minershop.com (Ilimaussaq)
- Website of Stuart Schneider
- Website of James Hamblen
- Minresco.com
- www.naturesrainbows.com : Nature's Rainbows is a non-commercial web site maintained entirely by volunteer hobbyists and contributors. Our mission is to provide information about UV and luminescence, premium fluorescent mineral photos, and a fluorescent mineral database for the enjoyment of FL mineral collectors around the world
To go further...
- Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, Michael gaft, Renata Reisfeld, Gérard Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8
- Spectroscopy, Luminescence and Radiation Centers in Minerals, A.S. Marfunin, Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 978-3540090700
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets, Alexandre A. Rogojine, Coronet Books Inc, 2002, ISBN: 978-5901837054 (see URSS.ru online science bookstore)
- Luminescent materials, G.Blasse, B.C. Grabmaier, Springer-Verlag, 1994, ISBN: 3-540-58019-0
Books on the history of luminescence and very old books...
- A History of Luminescence from the Earliest Times Until 1900, E. Newton Harvey, American Philosophical Society,1957
- Phosphorescence or The Emission of Light by Minerals, Plants and Animals, Thomas Lamb Phipson, London, 1862
- Cours de chymie, Nicolas Lemery, Paris, 8ème édition, 1693
