Luminescence of minerals
- the phenomenon of the glow of minerals in ultraviolet rays. The reasons for luminescence are as follows: when a photon hits the atoms of the crystal lattice, its energy is transferred to them. This leads to a change in the oscillation frequency at the nodes of the crystal lattice. Keep in mind that the energy of UV radiation is stronger than ordinary light. As a result, the ions change their location.
Luminescence is divided into two types:
fluorescence
- a phenomenon in which the sample returns to its previous state almost immediately after the cessation of irradiation,
phosphorescence
- a phenomenon in which the sample continues to glow for some time after the cessation of irradiation with UV light. The fading of the glow can last up to several hours.
List of minerals with luminescence
Mineral |
Condition lumine- scenes |
Color |
---|---|---|
Calcite | *Mn | Red |
Fluorite | Sometimes | Purple |
Minerals with uranium | Green | |
Zircon |
Yellow (Brown) |
|
Willemite | Green | |
Scheelit | Only natural |
bright blue |
Corundum | Sapphire does not | Crimson |
Kunzite | Pink | |
red spinel | bright red | |
Opal | Blue | |
Danburite | Blue | |
Topaz | Green | |
Emerald | Sometimes | Red |
Amber | Green | |
Pearl |
Definitely- there is no color |
|
Benitoite | Sometimes | Blue |
morganite |
Pale purple, with about. Elba - blue |
|
Mellit | Blue | |
Topaz | Green | |
Gagarinite | White | |
greenockit | Yellow | |
magnesite | Greenish | |
Dolomite | Sometimes | |
hydrozincite | Blue | |
hydrozincite | Sometimes |
You can see stones glowing in ultraviolet rays for sale and buy it in the Minerals of Russia online store.