Chemical Formula: Mg(HCO3)(OH) 2H2O
Familly: Carbonates
Status: IMA-GP
Mineral for Display: No
UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Long Waves (365nm): | Yellowish White | Very weak | Short Waves (254 nm): | Bluish White | Very weak |
Other colors SW: | Green , |
Daylight Picture
Nesquehonite,
Puy Saint Gulmier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Long Waves Picture (365nm)
Nesquehonite, UVLW
Puy Saint Gulmier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
Nesquehonite, UVSW
Puy Saint Gulmier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
UV Type | Color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Long Wave (365nm): | Yellowish White | Weak |
Most Common Activator:
Other activators: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities ,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Very broad band with local max at 490, 517, 558, 600nm
Nesquehonite, Puy Saint Gulmier, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.
Excitation: laser 405nm. Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
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