duxite

 


Chemical formula: See AMBRE

Family: Organic

Status: NON APPR

Crystal system : Amorphous

Display mineral: NON

 

Luminescence:

Longwave UV (365nm) colors:

    


Yellowish White ,

Shortwave UV (254nm) colors:

    


Yellowish White ,

Daylight picture


Duxite (Variety of amber),
Brezanky, Most, North Bohemia, Czech Republic;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Longwave (365nm) picture


Duxite (Variety of amber) UVLW,
Brezanky, Most, North Bohemia, Czech Republic;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Shortwave (254nm) picture


Duxite (Variety of amber) UVSW,
Brezanky, Most, North Bohemia, Czech Republic;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

 

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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:

No data

Comments:

Variety of Amber from former Tchechoslovakia included in fossil wood;

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): Matière organique intrinsèque,

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

  • Norbert, V. 2003. Some amber-like organic minerals a critical review of the chemistry and mineralogy in Amber in Gdansk: Mineralogy, Archaeology and Craftsmanship (Seminar of the working group on Organic Minerals, IMA), August 22-24, 2003. Ambermart 2003:10-11 
  • L ambre miel de fortune et mémoire de vie, Eric Geirnaert, Les éditions du Piat, 2002

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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