Geology Rocks: Ulexite Demo
BackI show a few of the samples in my rock collection and talk a bit about the interesting light transmission properties of Ulexite. It's sometimes called TV Rock or TV Stone because it acts like a fiber optic. It's kind of hard to capture on film, but a fun rock to play around with as you can see.
Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: May 14, 2007 at 12:17 am
Author: zsandmann
Length: 00:03:13
Rating: 5.00
Views: 1430
Tags: rocks minerals Ignorance Denied Ulexite TV stone evaporite desert collection fiber optics science rockhounding Eragon
Video Comments:
PacoTacoSMX (October 31, 2008 at 7:39 pm)
that's my favorite mineral
photolitherland (June 23, 2008 at 11:57 am)
so its kinda like iceland spar?
zsandmann (June 23, 2008 at 7:27 pm)
Iceland spar is calcite which doubly refracts light. Which means you see double vision. Ulexite is a true fiber optic, it transmits light from the base of the stone to the surface. Both are cool effects though.
shaloja (January 28, 2008 at 10:29 am)
It's hard to capture the coolness of Ulexite with a camera. Cool vid!
aimgood (August 2, 2007 at 10:23 pm)
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