Geosciences Working Group

lecturer: Martin Krogmann
Ultraviolet light can cause some minerals to fluoresce. This refers to spontaneously emitted light shortly after a material is stimulated by light. In paleontology, this phenomenon has long been used to detect and document details of fossils such as skin preservation, color patterns, and the like. In recent years, inexpensive UV LEDs have made this technique affordable for amateurs. The lecture is a general introduction to the subject, but also shares practical experiences from the Geowissenschaftliche Sammlung Bremen.

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