ktypeite (French name: ktypéite )
Chemical formula: See ARAGONITE
Family: Carbonates
Status: NON APPR
Crystal system : Orthorhombic
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
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Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: | Bluish White ,
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
Type d'UV |
Couleur |
Intensité |
Fréquence d'observation |
UV courts (254 nm): | Bluish White | | |
Comments:
Cryptocristalline variety of aragonite forming pisolite named by Lacroix (1898).
Cited by de Ment (1949).
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
No spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Karlovy Vary (carlsbad), Czech Republic;
(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence
Bibliographic reference for luminescence:
- Handbook of Fluorescent Gems and Minerals, a practical guide for the gem and mineral collector, Jack de Ment, 1949 ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Ktypeite
http://webmineral.com/data/Ktypeite.shtml
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