Pectolite PL/Laser measurement, Gaft <i>et al.</i> 2005

Pectolite PL/Laser measurement, Gaft et al. 2005

Reference	Gaft et al. 2005 Gaft, M., Reisfeld, R. & Panczer, G. (2005). Modern Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783642060113
Material	Pectolite [ NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH) ] Pale greenish radiating spherical aggregates of Pectolite measuring up to 1.3 cm across, from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA © Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
Specimen temperature	Ambient
Technique	Laser photoluminescence (PL)
Probe	Laser beam
Lines	Mn²⁺ 580 nm, Pb²⁺ 356 nm

Nominal composition of Pectolite [ NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH) ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Na	1	6.25	6.92
Ca	2	12.5	24.1
Si	3	18.8	25.3
O	9	56.3	43.3
H	1	6.25	0.303