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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 293675" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>I just posted elsewhere (forget where but search me) re dangers of UV and protection, different wavelengths (some is highly dangerous) and types of lamp, buying lamps and goggles, and minerals that fluoresce. You can get a powerful lamp of both short and long wavelength, filtered, plus goggles (and gloves of course) for under $100 (eg Prospectors Supplies in NSW).</p><p></p><p>Your torch UV will possibly be useless - you need more than 4W power and it should be filtered wavelength.</p><p></p><p>It is not potch but precious opal that UV tends to be used for - most at Coober Pedy fluoresces but only some at Lightning Ridge (varies by field) - a plant with a conveyor and an operator in a dark room with UV light re-works dumps at Coober Pedy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 293675, member: 4386"] I just posted elsewhere (forget where but search me) re dangers of UV and protection, different wavelengths (some is highly dangerous) and types of lamp, buying lamps and goggles, and minerals that fluoresce. You can get a powerful lamp of both short and long wavelength, filtered, plus goggles (and gloves of course) for under $100 (eg Prospectors Supplies in NSW). Your torch UV will possibly be useless - you need more than 4W power and it should be filtered wavelength. It is not potch but precious opal that UV tends to be used for - most at Coober Pedy fluoresces but only some at Lightning Ridge (varies by field) - a plant with a conveyor and an operator in a dark room with UV light re-works dumps at Coober Pedy. [/QUOTE]
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