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02/02/2026

What Are UV Reactive (Fluorescent) Minerals? 🔦✨

Some minerals have the unique ability to fluoresce under ultraviolet (UV) light, meaning they absorb UV energy and release it as visible light. This reaction is caused by specific elements or structural features within the mineral, such as manganese, tungsten, or organic compounds.

Different minerals glow in different colours — blues, greens, oranges, reds, and purples — and the colour can vary depending on the type of UV light used (longwave or shortwave). In normal lighting, these minerals may look completely ordinary, making the UV reaction a surprising and fascinating reveal.

UV fluorescence is a natural scientific property and is widely studied in geology, mineralogy, and material science — and it’s one of the coolest ways to experience minerals beyond what the eye can normally see.

02/02/2026

📣✨ page Update — Let’s Make Things Easier! ✨📣

We’re doing a little housekeeping behind the scenes to make it simpler and clearer for you to find the Rock N’ Gem Show info you’re looking for. 💎

Over the next little while, we’ll be condensing our pages — fewer pages, less confusion, and better updates all in one place!

✅ What’s staying the same

Our store pages are not changing:
• Silver Cove Calgary
• Silver Cove Red Deer
• Silver Cove Edmonton

🔄 What’s changing

Some of our show pages are being renamed and reworked to better reflect the regions they cover:

• CanGems AKA Canada Gem Shows → Western Canada Rock N’ Gem Shows
(BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba)

• CanGems Ontario Events → Central Canada Rock N’ Gem Shows
(Ontario & Quebec)

• Canada Gem Shows → Maritimes Rock N’ Gem Shows
(New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia & PEI)

❌ What’s being removed

All other pages will be deleted on February 9th.
If you currently follow one of those pages, we encourage you to follow one (or more!) of the pages listed above so you don’t miss any show announcements, updates, or rock-and-mineral goodness. 🪨✨

💡 Why we’re doing this

Simply put:
✔️ Easier to find information
✔️ Fewer duplicate posts
✔️ Clearer regional updates
✔️ A better experience for everyone

Thanks for sticking with us as we streamline things — we can’t wait to keep sharing all things rocks, gems, and minerals with you! 💎💙

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