In 2017, gem and mineral dealer Erik Rintamaki stumbled upon glowing rocks along a beach near Lake Superior. The rocks, which looked normal at first, fluoresced brilliantly underneath UV ...

If you want to shoot photographs of various fluorescent UV-related phenomena, it’s hard to do so when ambient light is crowding out your subject. For this work, you’ll want a dedicated UV photography ...

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This is the incredible moment a glowing 'yooperlite' rock was found for the first time. The minerals, first discovered by Erik Rintamaki in June 2017, are said to be Sodalite gemstones that glow under ...