Calcite PL measurement, Sidike <i>et al.</i> 2006(a)

Calcite PL measurement, Sidike et al. 2006(a)

Reference	Sidike et al. 2006(a) Sidike A., Wang X. M., Alifu S., Zhu H. J., Kusachi I. & Yamashita N. (2006). Energy transfer among Pb, Ce and Mn in fluorescent calcite from Kuerle, Xinjiang, China. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 33(8-9), 559-566. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00269-006-0103-0
Material	Calcite [ CaCO₃ ] Photograph of calcite with duftite (NMNH 166935) from the National Mineral Collection Phot by Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution. CC0
Specimen temperature	Ambient
Analysis technique	Photoluminescence (PL)
Lines	Ce³⁺ 370 nm, 295 nm, {{linesearch:04b46699-9624-4a54-972c-b55431e7af11\|Mn²⁺}}: 620 nm, {{linesearch:7f012933-b84a-44f6-91d7-f7101105bef6\|Pb²⁺}}: 325 nm, 243 nm

Nominal composition of Calcite [ CaCO₃ ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Ca	1	20	40
C	1	20	12
O	3	60	48
Total	5	100	100