Database of luminescent minerals 

valchovite

Chemical formula: See AMBRE / (polymeric sesquiterpen alcohol)

Family: Organic

Status: NR

Crystal system : Amorphous

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

Daylight picture

valchovite, Valchov, Boskovice, South Moravia Region, Moravia, Czech Republic;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Longwave (365nm) picture

valchovite, Valchov, Boskovice, South Moravia Region, Moravia, Czech Republic;
UVLW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Shortwave (254nm) picture

valchovite, Valchov, Boskovice, South Moravia Region, Moravia, Czech Republic;
UVSW
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

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): Matière organique intrinsèque,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

broad band centered around 600nm with curve modification at 570nm, 603nm and 654nm

Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Valchov, Boskovice, South Moravia Region, Moravia, Czech Republic;

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

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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