Luminescence, fluorescence et phosphorescence des minéraux: bibliographie

alabaster (French name: albatre )

Chemical formula: See GYPSE

Family: Rock

Status: NR

Crystal system : Monoclinic

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:


Longwave UV (365nm) colors:	White , Bluish White , Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , Yellow , Orangy yellow , Orange , Dark Orange /Tawn , Green , Greenish , Blue , Bluish , Greenish white ,
	Intensity LW:Medium	Frequency LW:Often
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors:	White , Bluish White , Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , Yellow , Orangy yellow , Orange , Dark Orange /Tawn , Green , Greenish , Blue , Bluish , Greenish white ,
	Intensity SW:Medium	Frequency SW:Often

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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 longs (365nm):	Bluish White	Medium	Often
UV courts (254 nm):	Bluish White	Medium	Often

Comments:

Nom commun du Gypse. Parfois également utilisé abusivement pour un calcaire zoné non métamorphisé ne pouvant pas être appelé marbre ("albâtre calcaire").

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No data

No spectrum yet

Comments on spectrum and activators:

Common name of Gypsum. Also sometimes used improperly for unmetamorphosed zoned limestone that can not be called marble ("alabaster limestone").

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

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

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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