Show me your fluorescence

[Enerchi]

This is one cool little pen light! Turns out, I have quite a few things with fluorescence! I'm excited - I'm so going out to a club and partying like a rock star---- oh ya.....
Some are just to hard to angle the camera and get shots of, but I found a lot on a bezel bracelet I own as well as a solitaire pendant I don't wear any longer and my grandmother's wedding band. Some glowed with a peachy pink tone to them --- what is that? Do white diamonds glow in pink as well? Must check that out ...

 

[minousbijoux]

Enerchi, I can just imagine what its going to be like at your house now: "Mom, what are you doing in the closet?"

 

[CharmedOne]

Enerchi, I had asked if you had any Fluor stones on the earring thread. Glad you found some I have quite a few myself, but my camera is terrible

 

[Enerchi]

Enerchi, I had asked if you had any Fluor stones on the earring thread. Glad you found some I have quite a few myself, but my camera is terrible

Isn't it just the coolest thing when you see it happen right before your eyes? I love this!! I want to be surrounded by UV light and just live in the dark! (ok, clearly not my actual desire... but I do love seeing this effect!!)

Do you know anything about the pink effect that happens on some diamonds? I am not getting any answers from google. I guess I'm phrasing my search incorrectly.

 

[Enerchi]

Enerchi, I can just imagine what its going to be like at your house now: "Mom, what are you doing in the closet?"

oh, you know, i'm pretty sure my family just lets me run amok, knowing I'm going to end up some crazy bag lady somewhere, feeding pigeons and pulling a trolly.... but I'll sparkle like a thousand stars and look DAMN good at it!

They pretty much just roll their eyes at anything I do

 

[chloeishere]

I only have one fluorescent stone that I know of, and it's not anything special by most people's standards, but I love the color and I'd like to get it set someday when I have the spare cash.

It's a 1.44 carat spinel I got off ebay with a best offer. I was interested in getting a padparadscha- like spinel, and after looking at loads this was the color I liked best and that I kept coming back to, even though it's it's a bit dark and saturated for padparadscha (the auction title described it as "Hot Orange Pink"). It's got inclusions (some of which are eye visible from a few inches away), but the cut is a symmetrical, non-windowed native cut, and for the price I'm happy with it. The fluorescence really sold me, as I love fluorescent stones! I didn't know it was until I got it and put it under a UV light, though. I was glad it was a "color enhancing" fluorescence! I won't really get to appreciate it in the sun unless I get it set, though. I pull it out and play with it under the light every few months.

 

[CharmedOne]

Hi Enerchi, I looked for some info online on pink fluor and not much found here either. I did read that it was rare and that yellow and white fluor in white diamonds should be avoided. Which may or may not be accurate now.

PS. Going camera shopping today. Canon point and shoot and look for a flower or tulip symbol. I hope that's right

 

[mochiko42]

Resurrecting this thread as I recently bought a uv light! I feel like I've discovered that my gems have a hidden life that I'm only just finding out a both now.

Pink sapphire and diamond bands (red and blue fluor)



Burmese ruby cabs





Mahenge spinel has red fluorescence.


Purple spinel with diamond halo. The spinel has red fluor and a few of the diamonds have blue and one melee on the shank has a greenish yellowish fluor.


Emerald center with emerald sides (the center stone turns reddish while the sidestones stay dark green..)

 

[Stone Hunter]

Resurrecting this thread as I recently bought a uv light! I feel like I've discovered that my gems have a hidden life that I'm only just finding out a both now.

GREAT photos. I can use the fluor uv light but not take a photo at the same time. You have a really fine collection, TFS!