Glowing Rocks Light Up Lake Superior In Night Treasure Hunt

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Watch as a rare fluorescent treasure hunt unfolds on the shores of Lake Superior where ordinary rocks hide a dazzling secret under UV light.  Erik Rintamaki, a tour guide from Michigan, USA, takes viewers along on an after-dark adventure as he and David, 65, scan the beach with UV flashlights in search of Yooperlites, glowing rocks that have become a worldwide sensation.  These fluorescent stones, made of nepheline syenite rich in sodalite, were carried by ancient glaciers from Ontario’s Coldwell Complex and now light up like neon under ultraviolet beams.

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00:00So here we are, to light this thing up at night. Wow, check that thing out. Pretty awesome.

00:18Whole thing. Lighten up.

00:27Pretty cool.

00:30Oh, I'll never use a Walmart light. I know, college budget. Using the Aurora, it's starting to get dark.

00:55We're getting there.

00:56Let's give you guys a little perspective on just how big that is. With some people standing near it, that's how big that rock is.

01:04One right up here, ready?

01:06Right there?

01:08Yep. Ooh!

01:10Good one.

01:12Oh, that's a nice one.

01:14That's a beauty.

01:18Another one.

01:20Oh, yeah.

01:22Ooh, that's beautiful.

01:24That's a really nice one.

01:26Yeah.

01:27That's a really nice one.

01:28Yeah.

01:33You ready?

01:34Ready.

01:36Beautiful sunset right now.

01:38It's not quite dark.

01:40And she found one.

01:41Let's check it out.

01:42All right, you say it's better on the other side?

01:44You want to flip it?

01:46Ah, there we go.

01:50All right, pick her up.

01:51Nothing like the first Yupra light of the night.

01:52Right on.

01:53All right, pick her up.

01:55Nothing like the first Yupra light of the night.

01:57Right on.

01:58Good half it should be.

01:59Nice to meet you.

02:00Feel free.

02:01Feel free.

02:02ж not happy.

02:03Try try again.

02:04They're so awesome.

02:06How do you do this to eat the video?

02:08You didn't come down.

02:11It's just okay...

02:12You didn't come down.

02:14So easy.

02:16Iike a hair habit.

02:18Theravza light of the night.

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