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Glowing minerals. A number of different minerals appear to glow in the dark when they are energized by ultraviolet light, invisible to our eyes. They release this energy as light in a part of the spectrum we can see. This phenomenon is known as fluorescence.

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Glowing minerals. A number of different minerals appear to glow in the dark when they are energized by ultraviolet light, invisible to our eyes. They release this energy as light in a part of the spectrum we can see. This phenomenon is known as fluorescence.