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๐Ÿ’ก Brilliantly Illuminating: Frey Scientific 3-Piece Fluorescent Set Review

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Description of ๐Ÿ’ก Brilliantly Illuminating: Frey Scientific 3-Piece Fluorescent Set

Fluorescent set is comprised of a good, thorough range and number of rock specimens for study and examination of properties, similarities, and differences. Each mineral becomes fluorescent (glowing) when exposed to either long-wave or short-wave ultraviolet light. Numbered and keyed specimens are stored in a compartmentalized box for storage and transportation. Fluorescent mineral set is excellent gif for rock enthusiasts, earth science classes, displays, and educational demonstrations.

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Revainrating 3 out of 5

Fluorescent minerals disappoint in long-wave UV

Frey Scientific Fluorescent Light Set, 15 pcs. The center stone creates the bright black light effect you can expect. Some of the other stones glow faintly, while others don't glow at all, unless you might have a shortwave UV source. However, after walking through the entire stone store on Hilton Head Island with a UV flashlight that didn't illuminate anything, I'm glad I have some fluorescent minerals. The UV photo was a 5 second exposure lit with a 4w longwave UV lamp with a filterโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Ideal for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Not safe

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent, beautiful set

Speaking of magic in a box! This is a fantastic little set of fluorescent bricks. I'm using 365nm ultraviolet light and I see bright green, orange, magenta and yellow. My kids love it and want to see it again and again. I feel like I've brought the key element of any science museum into my home! Some reviews complain that the stone labels fluoresce so brightly that you can't admire them. That's true, but it's easy to turn the bricks over so the label isn't showing. This is not possible with aโ€ฆ

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  • Price
Cons
  • Little things

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Number stickers are glued with cyanoacrylates

Number stickers are glued with superglue. It took me about an hour to soak them in acetone, cut them off with a chisel and when they still left a too light bruise due to clinging paper I had to either file them or rip them off a bit with a chisel or pliers around Remove glue and paper residues that cause light blue stains that destroy the natural look and beauty. They may serve "educational purposes," but that doesn't justify ruining their aesthetic by sticking super glue and paper on them. Aโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • New competitors have appeared