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thumb|right|Fluorescent minerals emit visible spectrum|visible light when exposed to [[ultraviolet.]] thumb|Fluorescent marine organisms right|thumb|Fluorescent clothes used in black light theatre production, [[Prague]]

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Fluorescence is when certain materials absorb invisible ultraviolet light and then emit visible light that we can see, which happens in everything from minerals and marine organisms to special clothing. This property matters because it has practical uses in theater productions, scientific research, and helps us understand how certain organisms naturally glow in their environments.

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color
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Fluorescent minerals hg.jpg
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Commons category
Fluorescence
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Category:Fluorescence
manifestation of
fluorophore
different from
bioluminescence
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