Database of luminescent minerals 

retinite

Chemical formula: / (general term for a group of fossil resinscontaining no succinic acid)

Family: Organic

Status: NR

Display mineral: NON

Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonyms, etc.): ambrite,  chemawinite,  wheelerite, 

Luminescence:

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

No data

Comments:

General term for a large group of fossil resins characterized by the absence of succinic acid

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): Matière organique intrinsèque,

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Espenhain, former DDR, Germany;

(*)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 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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