Luminescence, fluorescence and phosphorescence of minerals

RAVATITE

Chemical Formula: C₁₄H₁₀

Familly: Organic

Status: IMA-A

Crystal System: Monoclinic

Mineral for Display: No

Luminescence:

UV Type	Main color	Intensity

Long Waves (365nm):	Blue	Strong
Short Waves (254 nm):	Blue	Medium

Other colors SW:	Yellowish White ,

Daylight Picture

Ravatite, Halde Anna 1, Alsdorf, Germany.

Photo and Copyright: Gérard Barmarin.

Long Waves Picture (365nm)

Ravatite, UVLW, Halde Anna 1, Alsdorf, Germany.

Photo and Copyright: Gérard Barmarin.

Short Waves Pictures (254nm)

Ravatite, UVSW, Halde Anna 1, Alsdorf, Germany.

Photo and Copyright: Gérard Barmarin.

Galerie de photos:

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To the gallery (4 images in the gallery)

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

No phosphorescence seen by naked eye whatever the type of UV

Comments:

A rare sublimate formed in burning coal seams at < 50 °C–60 °C.
Ravatite is a natural analogue of (synthetic) phenanthrene.

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:

Most Common Activator: Intrinsic organic material

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

395, 408, 433, 459, 486nm

Ravatite, Alsdorf, Germany.
Excitation: led 380nm. Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin

Best Locality for luminescence(*):

From near the former village of Ravat, left bank of the Jagnob River Valley, Tajikistan ;
Halde Anna 1, Alsdorf, Germany ;

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

Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:

Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,

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Database of luminescent Minerals