I was just sorting through some of the small samples from the beach that the waves had already rounded. I noticed the labradorescent blue flashes when I made them wet. The rocks that looks like labradorite is Larvikite I think, which didn’t have the sodalite glow inside.
Hi, thanks - it is great to have a name for the rocks that I said were labradorite-like. Yes, there is a lot of water-worn specimens that can be easily collected on the beach - I collected a whole bag full & struggled back to our house with it before trying the UV torch & realising only a single piece glowed/contained the sodalite! I remember wondering if the 'Larvikite' material had been dumped on the beach as waste material from an industrial company making kitchen worktops or something similar as I have seen that kind of rock or similar used in many kitchens!
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The torch you have doesn’t emit shortwave. 365nm is long wave and 395nm is longer nearer to the 400nm our eyes can see from. I’ve got a shortwave torch 254nm and a midwave 310nm that I just imported from America. I also visited camber to study the rocks. The shortwave actually makes these rocks appear red and pink and the midwave a deep purple. I got them from stimac from his website perkyboxes. They are pricey though as it’s always been a very niche and expensive bulky torch in the past but the colours you get out of different samples can change completely in colour and intensity
@@AIJLarkin Hi, thanks for your helpful comment! That is great to know - I always thought there must be better lights/torches available - though I also presumed they would have a heftier price tag. I will check out the website you mentioned. Great to know that you also searched at Camber Sands - I have got some great hefty chunks of rock that I can gradually slice into smaller specimens. I hope you managed to get some great specimens too. Thanks for watching my channel - it is TRULY Appreciated!!!
I was just sorting through some of the small samples from the beach that the waves had already rounded. I noticed the labradorescent blue flashes when I made them wet. The rocks that looks like labradorite is Larvikite I think, which didn’t have the sodalite glow inside.
Hi, thanks - it is great to have a name for the rocks that I said were labradorite-like. Yes, there is a lot of water-worn specimens that can be easily collected on the beach - I collected a whole bag full & struggled back to our house with it before trying the UV torch & realising only a single piece glowed/contained the sodalite! I remember wondering if the 'Larvikite' material had been dumped on the beach as waste material from an industrial company making kitchen worktops or something similar as I have seen that kind of rock or similar used in many kitchens!
I'm sorry I can't help with information about your rocks but I found your video very interesting.
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The torch you have doesn’t emit shortwave. 365nm is long wave and 395nm is longer nearer to the 400nm our eyes can see from.
I’ve got a shortwave torch 254nm and a midwave 310nm that I just imported from America. I also visited camber to study the rocks. The shortwave actually makes these rocks appear red and pink and the midwave a deep purple. I got them from stimac from his website perkyboxes. They are pricey though as it’s always been a very niche and expensive bulky torch in the past but the colours you get out of different samples can change completely in colour and intensity
@@AIJLarkin Hi, thanks for your helpful comment! That is great to know - I always thought there must be better lights/torches available - though I also presumed they would have a heftier price tag. I will check out the website you mentioned.
Great to know that you also searched at Camber Sands - I have got some great hefty chunks of rock that I can gradually slice into smaller specimens. I hope you managed to get some great specimens too.
Thanks for watching my channel - it is TRULY Appreciated!!!