Fluorescent Forum by Manuel Robbins
Fluorescent Forum is a series of articles written by Manuel Robbins and published in Rocks & Minerals between 1985 and 1997.
Manuel Robbins is well known in the Fluorescent Minerals hobby. He was elected to the Fluorescent Mineral Society (FMS) Hall of Fame in 2018. The FMS introduces him as:
Manual “Manny” has been a fluorescent mineral collector for over 40 years, ever since his daughter asked for a ride to Franklin, New Jersey, to see the fluorescent minerals. He was drawn to the beauty of fluorescent minerals and became particularly interested in the science of fluorescence in minerals. He has written two books on fluorescent minerals that are now regarded as classics: Collectors Book of Fluorescent Minerals and Fluorescence - Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light. He also wrote a column on fluorescent minerals for Rocks & Minerals magazine.
Below is a list of all the articles I could find published in that column, with mention of the most important minerals and localities cited. The DOI links to the article online, but you need a subscription to Rocks & Minerals to access the pdf.
1985
Volume 60 Number 3
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. An Introductory Editorial", Rocks & Minerals, 1985, vol. 60, num. 3, pp. 141-142. 10.1080/00357529.1985.11764391 |
Volume 60 Number 5
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Franklin's Fluorescent Minerals: Can They Be Found Elsewhere?", Rocks & Minerals, 1985, vol. 60, num. 5, pp. 235-244. 10.1080/00357529.1985.11764415 Localities:
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Volume 60 Number 6
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Fluorescence in Pyromorphite and other Lead Apatites", Rocks & Minerals, 1985, vol. 60, num. 6, pp. 293-296. 10.1080/00357529.1985.11764430 Minerals: Pyromorphite, Mimetite, Turneaureite, Hedyphane |
1986
Volume 61 Number 1
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Holcomb Valley: Apatite, Calcite, Willemite", Rocks & Minerals, 1986, vol. 61, num. 1, pp. 33-34. 10.1080/00357529.1986.11768430 Minerals: Calcite, Willemite, Apatite Localities:
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Volume 61 Number 2
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. A Short Glossary of Fluorescence", Rocks & Minerals, 1986, vol. 61, num. 2, pp. 90-92. 10.1080/00357529.1986.11768446 |
Volume 61 Number 4
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Fluorescent Minerals of Mont Saint-Hilaire", Rocks & Minerals, 1986, vol. 61, num. 4, pp. 219-221. 10.1080/00357529.1986.11762717 Localities:
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Volume 61 Number 6
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Fluorescent Minerals at the '86 Tucson Show", Rocks & Minerals, 1986, vol. 61, num. 6, pp. 364-365. 10.1080/00357529.1986.11768472 |
1987
Volume 62 Number 1
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Fluorescing Minerals: Expanding the list", Rocks & Minerals, 1987, vol. 62, num. 1, pp. 53-54. 10.1080/00357529.1987.11762628 |
Volume 62 Number 5
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Willemite. Part I", Rocks & Minerals, 1987, vol. 62, num. 5, pp. 355-356. 10.1080/00357529.1987.11762686 Minerals: Willemite Localities:
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1988
Volume 63 Number 3
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. The Fluorescent Minerals of Southern Illinois", Rocks & Minerals, 1988, vol. 63, num. 3, pp. 237-238. 10.1080/00357529.1988.11761842 Localities:
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Volume 63 Number 4
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Willemite. Part II", Rocks & Minerals, 1988, vol. 63, num. 4, pp. 327-329. 10.1080/00357529.1988.11761859 Minerals: Willemite Localities:
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Volume 63 Number 5
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. The 1987 Franklin, New Jersey, Show", Rocks & Minerals, 1988, vol. 63, num. 5, pp. 399-399. 10.1080/00357529.1988.11761870 Localities:
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Volume 63 Number 6
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Fluorescent Minerals at the 1988 Tucson and Wayne, New Jersey, Shows", Rocks & Minerals, 1988, vol. 63, num. 6, pp. 487-488. 10.1080/00357529.1988.11761889 |
1989
Volume 64 Number 1
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Willemite. Part III", Rocks & Minerals, 1989, vol. 64, num. 1, pp. 57-59. 10.1080/00357529.1989.11761732 Minerals: Willemite |
1990
Volume 65 Number 1
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Activators in Fluorescent Minerals", Rocks & Minerals, 1990, vol. 65, num. 1, pp. 35-41. 10.1080/00357529.1990.9926439 |
Volume 65 Number 5
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. The Many Fluorescences of Fluorite", Rocks & Minerals, 1990, vol. 65, num. 5, pp. 455-459. 10.1080/00357529.1990.11761711 Minerals: Fluorite |
1991
Volume 66 Number 1
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. The Fluorescence of Organic Minerals", Rocks & Minerals, 1991, vol. 66, num. 1, pp. 65-66. 10.1080/00357529.1991.11761602 Minerals: Mellite, Karpatite, Idrialite, Amber |
1992
Volume 67 Number 1
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. The Mercury Mines of Terlingua, Texas - Blue-fluorescing Calcite. Part 1", Rocks & Minerals, 1992, vol. 67, num. 1, pp. 43-47. 10.1080/00357529.1992.9926458 Minerals: Calcite, Calomel Localities:
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1993
Volume 68 Number 3
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. The Mercury Mines of Terlingua, Texas - Blue-fluorescing Calcite. Part 2", Rocks & Minerals, 1993, vol. 68, num. 3, pp. 188-192. 10.1080/00357529.1993.9926554 Minerals: Calcite |
1995
Volume 70 Number 3
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Apatite a Remarkable Fluorescent Mineral", Rocks & Minerals, 1995, vol. 70, num. 3, pp. 193-197. 10.1080/00357529.1995.9926621 Minerals: Fluorapatite |
1996
Volume 71 Number 1
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. The Crystal Faces of Fluorescence", Rocks & Minerals, 1996, vol. 71, num. 1, pp. 57-60. 10.1080/00357529.1996.11761538 |
1997
Volume 72 Number 2
| Manuel Robbins, "Fluorescent Forum. Ultraviolation and oher 1996 shows", Rocks & Minerals, 1997, vol. 72, num. 2, pp. 131-132. 10.1080/00357529709605024 |