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Aragonite from Sant’Agostino di Coli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: 28Y-J88
Date: Dec 02nd, 2024
Locality: Sant\'Agostino, Coli, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (See on Mindat)
Size: 6 x 4 x 6 x cm
Weight: 81.6 g

Description:
Acicular aragonite crystals. Bluish/white fluorescence under UV light with green phosphorescence/afterglow.

Normal light.
Normal light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Afterglow after exposure to longwave UV light.
Afterglow after exposure to longwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Aragonite

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: White
  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (255nm LED) UV light: White
  • Afterglow after exposure to Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Green

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