Fluorite PL measurement, Sidike <i>et al.</i> 2003

Fluorite PL measurement, Sidike et al. 2003

Reference	Sidike et al. 2003 Sidike A., Kusachi I. & Yamashita N. (2003). Natural fluorite emitting yellow fluorescence under UV light. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 30(8), 478-485. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00269-003-0341-3
Material	Fluorite [ CaF₂ ] Specimen of fluorite, from Minerva mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA. Specimen M 52847, Museums Victoria. © Photo by Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
Specimen temperature	Ambient
Technique	Photoluminescence (PL)
Lines	Dy³⁺ 483 nm, 575 nm, 653 nm, 750 nm, 573 nm Er³⁺ 522 nm, 544 nm, 666 nm Ho³⁺ 553 nm, 652 nm, 751 nm Sm³⁺ 561 nm, 596 nm, 702 nm Tb³⁺ 495 nm, 546 nm, 582 nm, 623 nm

Nominal composition of Fluorite [ CaF₂ ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Ca	1	33.3	51.3
F	2	66.7	48.7