Yooperlite (yooperlite) is the name given to pebbles of syenite that contain fluorescent Sodalite. These were first found in 2017 by Erik Rintamaki on the beaches of Lake Superior on the northern Michingan Peninsula.
The people living there are called Yoopers, derived from U.P., the abbreviation of Upper Peninsula. Yooperlith is ...
Yooperlite (yooperlite) is the name given to pebbles of syenite that contain fluorescent Sodalite. These were first found in 2017 by Erik Rintamaki on the beaches of Lake Superior on the northern Michingan Peninsula.
The people living there are called Yoopers, derived from U.P., the abbreviation of Upper Peninsula. Yooperlith is thus composed of the name of the people living at the Localities in the USA (Yoopers) and the Greek word for stone (lithos).
In English-speaking countries, yooperlite is also known as glowing rock, occasionally also as glowdalite, derived from "glow" and "lithos" (stone). The term glowing rock is also used for yooperlite.
Yooperlite is cut into beads for bracelets and necklaces, into cabochons for pendants and other pieces of jewelry and sold as pebbles, obelisks or in other forms for decorative purposes.
In its home country, the search for yooperlite is a popular pastime for locals and tourists alike. The aim is to find particularly bright or interestingly patterned yooperlites. Even though yooperlite is a rock and not a mineral, the pebbles are often presented in collections of UV minerals.
