Database of luminescent Minerals


sapphire


Chemical Formula:See CORUNDUM

Familly: Oxides and hydroxides

Status: NR

Crystal System: Rhomboedric

Mineral for Display: No


Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Waves (365nm):      Red Weak
Other colors LW:     
Violet red ,

Daylight Picture


Long Waves Picture (365nm)


 

Galerie de photos:

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Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:


No Data

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


Most Common Activator: Cr3+

Other activators:            Fe3+ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Cr3+ replacing Al : Lines at 692.8, 694.3nm  (R1 and R2 lines)

Cr3+ :  658.2 , 668.2 ,  674.1 , 680 (small lines)  

N-lines (Cr3+ pairs) : 705.8 , 712nm (small lines)

Fe3+ : broad band peaking at 896nm (Sapphire)

No spectrum for the moment

Comments on activators and spectra:


Activator: Cr3+ replacing Al giving strong well known 2E->4A2 lines with long decay time

 

Besides that, much weaker narrow lines present, which are connected with Cr-pairs and more complicated complexes (so called N-lines) (Tarashchan 1978).


Best Locality for luminescence(*):


(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence


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Luminescence Reference on internet:



Mineralogical Reference on internet:


  http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Sapphire

  http://webmineral.com/data/Sapphire.shtml

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