[meteorite-list] UV Light

From: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:47:35 +0000
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000006700005027_at_10.0.100.101>

Fabien wrote / Fabien a ?crit:

"my Norton County has enstatite crystals that glow in
 yellow under UV light (UV-A, not tried with UV-C)"

Salut Fabien, Hello List,

... and, with regard to their TL colors:

"Ordinary chondrites, the most common meteorites, luminesce brightly
 with a maximum at about 200?C; a second peak occurs at 350?C, and
 the color at both peaks is blue green."

"Aubrites are a small class of meteorites with an entirely different
 glow curve, with several peaks and colors ranging from blue to red."

"In ordinary chondrites the mineral feldspar produces the TL;
 in aubrites, enstatite is primarily responsible."

(Excerpts culled from the S&T article I mentioned earlier)

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Sat 21 Apr 2012 11:47:35 AM PDT