MOISSANITE-10R
Chemical Formula: SiC
Familly: Native elements
Status: PLT
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Long Waves (365nm): | Orangy yellow | | | | | | |
Other colors LW: | Orange , Dark Orange /Tawn , Tawn , |
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Thermoluminescence: Yes
Comments:
Thermoluminescent: bright yellow when heated.
Natural Moissanite extracted from heavy concentrates of alluvium from an unspecified stream in Chatkalo-Kuraminskii range on Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan border, near well known diamond-bearing explosive pipe Koshmansay. The concentrate was collected in the middle of the 80th. Sample received from Pavel M. Kartashov.
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Lamproite diatreme, Koshmansay River, Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range, Tashkent, Uzbekistan;
- Linhorka Hills, Třebenice (Trebnitz), Ústí Region, Czech Republic;
- Linhorka Hills, Třebenice (Trebnitz), Ústí Region, Czech Republic;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
- The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Moissanite-10r
http://webmineral.com/data/Moissanite-10r.shtml
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