Collecting Fluorescent Minerals

Pictures are fairly decent and somewhat accurate. A few obvious PhotoShop jobs to make up for the author's inability to take quality fluorescent photos. Moreover, the text has factual and spelling errors that number in the hundreds {at my last count}. I occasionally recommend this book to beginners I come in contact with, but pre-warn them about the glaring errors and suggest they view nothing in it as gospel. Price Guide is 100% subjective, therefore worthless. Most likely what the author paid for the rocks he bought and included. If it were accurate, I'd have a rock worth over $37,000.Book was published with far too much "blind faith" in references. This should have been published by a person {or persons} more knowledgeable and committed, not a "dabbler". Asked a person acknowledged in the book to sign it and he refused as he feared it would give the impression that he was endorsing this amateurish publication. So instead, he crossed his name off.This book was re-issued claiming corrections. So far, I've seen none. Desert is STILL spelled "dessert" in two places. Inaccuracies in segments were merely deleted. All of the other 400+ errors remain in the re-issue. Just looking to make a fast buck with zero regard for the dignity of the Franklin-Ogdensburg district. This remains a sub-par picture book. Save your money and use the internet instead to learn.

1- review of uv light ok2- review of uv lights not helpful at all3- review of uv rocks very niceNow need review of high end lights

Georgeous pictures! High quality paper, excellent photo pairs so the reader can see what the specimen looks like in both natural and UV light. Book is well laid out and not in too technical a language...both advanced collector and beginner will enjoy this book!

Great introduction to the hobby.

I found that 85%+ of this 208-page 8 ½" x 11" book was pictures of minerals with/without fluorescent lighting. But the other 15%- was excellent guidance for a beginner and, best of all, he steers you to the makers of the expensive short-wave ultraviolet lights and gives you his opinion of the best of them. Worthwhile.

Had some unknown minerals. This helped me identify them.

I bought the book for my husband. We have a growing collection of rocks, including many fluorescent ones that we didn't know much about. For Christmas, I bought him a dual wavelength UV light and this book was for Valentines Day. Now he can look at, photograph and UNDERSTAND the specimens in his collection.

Purchased as a gift for my Rock collector husband, He loves it! very detailed and helpful in identifying things he is unsure of. It is currently opened on a chair in his newly designed rock room. Very happy he was so pleased. Great gift idea for your rock hounds.

Superbement illustré et très utiles informations

日本にはここまで特化した写真集は無いと思います。日本で出ている物も写真も種類も少ない。ある程度鉱物の事がわかる方なら英語が読めなくても十分楽しめます(*^_^*)

Amazing book! Beautiful coloured pictures and in depth descriptions.

A very good book if you're starting to collect, or are somewhat interested, in fluorescent minerals. The only drawback, and it's a minor one, concerns the limit as to the origin on the minerals reviewed. It concentrates largely on US, with some more from Canada and Greenland. Overall, I would give it 41/2 stars.

Unique in its kind. Pretty fast delivery. The photos could be better.