Database of luminescent minerals
curtisite
Chemical formula: See IDRIALITE
Family: Organic
Status: NR
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
Bluish White , Yellowish White , Greenish white , | ||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Greenish white , Bluish White , Green , Greenish , | ||
Daylight picture
Curtisite (Idrialite), Mernik, Slovakia.
Photo and Copyright: Gérard Barmarin.
Longwave (365nm) picture
Curtisite (Idrialite), UVLW, Mernik, Slovakia.
Photo and Copyright: Gérard Barmarin.
Shortwave (254nm) picture
Curtisite (Idrialite), UVSW, Mernik, Slovakia.
Photo and Copyright: Gérard 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):
Peaks at: 457nm, 486nm, 512nm, 544nm, 597nm ;
Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
Skaggs Springs, Sonoma county, California, USA;(*)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 ,
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Curtisite
http://webmineral.com/data/Curtisite.shtml
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