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, by Stuart Schneider, 2006
  • Collecting Fluorescent Minerals, by Stuart Schneider, 2004
  • Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, by Manuel Robbins, 1994, published by Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, ISBN 0-945005-13-X
  • The Collector's Book of Fluorescent Minerals, by Manuel Robbins, 1983, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, ISBN 0-442-27506-4
  • Ultraviolet Light and Fluorescent Minerals, by Thomas S. Warren, Sterling Gleason, Richard C. Bostwick, and Earl R. Verbeek, 1995, published by Thomas S. Warren (distributed by Williams Minerals, Rio, W.Va.), 209 pages, ISBN 0-9635098-0-2
  • Ultraviolet Guide to Minerals, by Sterling Gleason, 1960, San Gabriel, Calif., Ultra-Violet Products, Inc. (copyright 1972), 244 pages
  • The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals by Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Journal of the Fluorescent Mineral Society, volume 15 (1988-9), 91 pages, available for purchase on the FMS website (The best list of fluorescent minerals published on paper: 566 minerals and 59 associated substances listed!)

In Italian:

  • Luminescenza nel regno minerale de Guido Bruno Mazzoleni et Roberto Appiani, 2010, published by Sandit, ISBN: 8895990633, 240 pages (format 17 x 24 cm) and 421 figures (There is also an English version of the book)

Websites:

There are many websites dedicated to fluorescence, and a search on Google will convince you. The sites listed below are either from European collector friends or are essential due to their importance or quality.

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In Dutch:

In English:


To go further into the physics of luminescence...

  • 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.Grabmaier, Springer-Verlag, 1994, ISBN:3-540-58019-0

Books and Websites on the History of Luminescence and Historical Documentation...

  • A History of Luminescence from the Earliest Times Until 1900, E. Newton Harvey, American Philosophical Society, 1957.
    You can download a digital version in PDF format of this book on the Archive.org website.
    A recent paper reprint (2005) is also available from Dover Publications.
  • Phosphorescence or The Emission of Light by Minerals, Plants and Animals, Thomas Lamb Phipson, London, 1862.
    You can download a digital version in PDF format of this book on the Archive.org website.
  • Cours de Chymie, Nicolas Lemery, Paris, 8th edition, 1693

Website of the FLUORESCENT MINERAL SOCIETY (FMS)

You will also find interesting information and other luminescent mineral collectors on the Fluorescent Mineral Society (FMS) website