duxite
Chemical Formula:See AMBER
Familly: Organic
Status: NON APPR
Crystal System: Amorphous
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Long Waves (365nm): | Yellowish White | | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Yellowish White | | | | | | |
Daylight Picture
Duxite (Variety of amber),
Brezanky, Most, North Bohemia, Czech Republic;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Long Waves Picture (365nm)
Duxite (Variety of amber) UVLW,
Brezanky, Most, North Bohemia, Czech Republic;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
Duxite (Variety of amber) UVSW,
Brezanky, Most, North Bohemia, Czech Republic;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
Variety of Amber from former Tchechoslovakia included in fossil wood;
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: Intrinsic organic material
No spectrum for the moment
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Usti, Region (Ústecký kraj), Tschechien;
- Dux (Duchcov), Erzgebirge;
- Bílina coal mine, Bílina, Ústí Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic;
- Vršany, Most, North Bohemia, Czech Republic;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
Luminescence Reference on internet:
- Norbert, V. 2003. Some amber-like organic minerals a critical review of the chemistry and mineralogy in Amber in Gdansk: Mineralogy, Archaeology and Craftsmanship (Seminar of the working group on Organic Minerals, IMA), August 22-24, 2003. Ambermart 2003:10-11
- L ambre miel de fortune et mémoire de vie, Eric Geirnaert, Les éditions du Piat, 2002
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Duxite
http://webmineral.com/data/Duxite.shtml
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