Fluorescent California Exploration

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Fluorescent California Exploration

2011 discoveries Fluorescent minerals of San Diego County, California	April, 2013 new discovery Fluorescent minerals of Tecopa, Inyo County, California

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Fluorescent minerals of the Green Witch deposit, Shadow Hills, San Bernardino County, California

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Fluorescent Minerals of Darwin, Inyo County, California Trip report

Fluorescent minerals of the Fluorite-Feldspar mine, near Blythe, Riverside County, California with partial trip report

Imperial Barite Mine, near Blythe, Imperial County, California Trip report

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Fluorescent Safari 2010 - 2011

Welcome to the SCFMS Southern California chapter, Fluorescent Mineral Society The Southern California chapter's leadership of the FMS ended in early 2012. Now that we are no longer responsible for running the entire worldwide Society we can make a new beginning. Organizing the first FMS chapter website is one way Southern California can continue to make a contribution.   SCFMS chapter activities: 1) Creating a current SCFMS roster 2) Creating SCFMS website and web interface with FMS site 3) Organize a SCFMS chapter-wide meeting   Dave Stuck SCFMS Chapter Leader contact email:  dstuck@uvminerals.org  davidstuck@hotmail.com The SCFMS welcomes your suggestions.

FMS members in Southern California 'look at rocks"

Viewing of the Rocks in Woodland Hills, CA, March 2012 From left: FMS members Dave Stuck (So. Calif Chapter Leader), Jim Horste (event host), Jan Wittenberg, Graham Fraser (Australia). The viewing party had finally settled down when this pic was taken. "Viewings" are the high-point of our year, a chance to get together to socialize and strategize. They occur roughly twice a year. Many of the rocks on the table came from Puttapa in Australia which Graham discovered. This was the 2nd year that we had Graham at Jim's post-Tucson "Viewing".

Corby Waste's African fluorescent collection traveled out of our region for "show and tell" at the Northern Calif. FMS meeting, March, 2012, in Newark, California.

Potential 2012 Field Trips: Chalcedony in the Turtle Mountains, Riverside County (Turtle Trek 2012) Blythe Darwin San Diego Pegmatites Cargo Muchacho Mts - Pichacho Peak area Greenhorn Mountains Boron - yearly field trip allows access Searles Lake - yearly field trip allows access   Potential special events for SCFMS members: Coso Hot Springs - visits can be arranged (see here ) The Coso Volcanic Field is one of the most seismically active regions in the United States. Coso Mountains Petroglyphs tour - see here   Some trips may have restricted access but some may welcome other FMS members. Inquiries welcome.

Future field trip report additions:  Ophir Mine  San Diego Pegmatites  Greenhorn Mountains  Lead Mountain  Calico Hills  Pacoima Canyon  Rush Creek  Cascade Canyon  Ord Mountain  Palos Verde  Mountain Pass  Searles Lake  White Knob Quarry  Desert View  Boron   Crestmore Quarry San Luis Obispo  New Method Mine + Bristol Dry Lake, Amboy    Herb Yeates sites: Princess Pat Fourth of July mine, Pichacho Peak Benitoite Gem Mine

The Glow Lab   Need help with mineral ID? Fluorescent mystery minerals? Questions? Let's post them here, preferably with pics and try to find some answers

Southern California Fluorescent Highlight Sassolite

Desert Danger in the News Missing Man Found Dead; Second Recovering  March 29, 2012   Desert Survival Tip #1 "Cactus is our friend" - from Midnight at the Oasis, by Maria Muldaur, 1974

Southern California Mining Heritage Saline-to-Owens-Valley Tramway - arguably the most audacious So. Calif. mining scheme ever. It's an unbelievable true story.

Southern California chapter, FMS history

Meet Rod Burroughs, past FMS President Corby Waste's first meeting with the late Dr. Rod Burroughs in 1992. That was when he first joined the FMS and founded the Northern California Region and became it's first Regional VP. In honor of the special occassion he wore my Miskatonic University Geology Department shirt. In 1998 he gave up my VP job when he moved to Southern California for his mission artist job at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL).

Tom Warren's last field trip, Feb. 1994, near Benson, Arizona. He was in his '90's. That's Corby Waste on the right. Tom was responsible for the portable UV lamps that are used today. Collecting fluoresent minerals largely developed as a hobby due to his efforts and support. He was the founder and president of UVP, Ultra Violet Products. He is wearing a fluorescent mineral sweatshirt in the picture. It felt very special meeting and collecting with the man who could be called "the father of fluorescent mineral collecting". I don't know for a fact that this was his last field trip but that's what we think. He had macular degeneration and really couldn't collect that day but he did enjoy getting out into the field as he did so often in his younger days. Visit the Thomas S. Warren Museum of Fluorescence in New Jersey  Museum website

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