Michigan man discovers glowing, florescent rocks called "Yooperlites"

cbsnews ^ | Sept. 7, 2018 | CAITLIN O'KANE

[Sirius Lee]

"I miss pasties. With ketchup."

Not going to say what I visualized after reading that.

I don't know. If you're going to mess around with those things, you should bring a reliable condom-mint.

[PLMerite]

"Resting among the thousands of pebbles covering the Lake Superior beach, Rintamaki saw a glowing rock."

Dude. Like, run...

[crz]

Rentamaki

[Nateman]

These rocks are fluorescent . Ultraviolet light is converted to visible light. They only appear to glow because the black light is invisible to the Human eye. If you wonder around at night with an ultraviolet flashlight glowing rocks are fairly easy to find

[clearcarbon]

Saint Urho’s fire.

[Yulee]

I believe that pasties are served at the Talkeetna Roadhouse in Talkeetna, Alaska, also.

The reindeer pasties are really good.

[TruthWillWin]

Happened to be in the Taku lodge last week close to Juneau. Did not see that on the menu?

[model B]

Awesome! Used to love snowmobiling and skiing in the U.P. back when I lived in Wisconsin. Did my first keg stand years ago on a visit to Northern Michigan University. The view snowmobiling into Houghton was cool too.

[markman46]

they aint purple are they

[Roccus]

I was going to say, Millenia of people never noticed?

Perhaps none of those mellenia ever walked those beaches with a battery powered short wave UV light.

[Bon mots]

It's all fun and games until one of them hatches...

[Windflier]

No need for that. We knew what he/she meant.

No need for what? I didn't insult anyone.

Illiteracy is contagious. I do what I can to help keep it from spreading.

[Rurudyne]

Sure.

If it cures baldness though there won’t be a beach left in the State.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I graduated from Michigan Tech.

You are one hardy soul. My in-laws came from Ironwood. Harsh climate in that part of the world.

[Kommodor]

Mmm.... pasties.

You can keep the rest, eh?

[Hot Tabasco]

Michigan State gave the rocks a scientific name: syenite clasts containing fluorescent sodalite.

Erik found it so he should get to name it..,....Yooperlite

[hecticskeptic]

Interesting... I’ll have to follow this up. My family has kept a cottage in this general area and it sounds like a fun thing to do sometime. At a quick glance, it wasn’t clear where exactly these rocks were turning up but I’m assuming in the Grand Marais area.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Eddie01.