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 ] Fluorescence and birefringence of 445 nm laser in calcite crystal © Photo by Jan Pavelka (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
Specimen temperature	Ambient
Technique	Photoluminescence (PL)
Lines	Ce³⁺ 370 nm, 295 nm, Mn²⁺ 620 nm, 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