An electrodeless fluorescent light source (10) including an electrodeless lamp (11) containing a metal iodide or iodine (12). A fluorescing material (20) is disposed between the electrodeless lamp (11) and an outer envelope (17). When the contents (12) of the electrodeless lamp (11) are excited by high frequency power, excited iodine atoms emit ultraviolet radiation. The ultraviolet radiation impinges on the fluorescing material (20) causing it to emit visible light. The fluorescing material (20) may be a solid phosphor material on the outer surface of the electrodeless lamp, a solid phosphor material on the inner surface of the outer envelope, a gaseous phosphor material (20) in the space between the electrodeless lamp (11) and the outer envelope (17), or some combination thereof.
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