Solarized Glass Fluorescence - UVa (385nm LED)

From the local rockshop/antique store comes this 4" wide solarized glass medicine bottle. This demonstrates the two color fluorescence of solarized glass discovered by Bob Fosbury.

 

Contains:

Manganese? (FL Red, Green >Green, UVa)

 

Shown with 385nm UVa flashlight directed from the right and into the rear side of the bottle.

 

Key:

WL = White light (halogen + LED)

FL = Fluoresces

PHOS = Phosphorescent

Green = 535nm,

UVa = 368nm (LW), UVb = 311nm (MW), UVc = 254nm (SW)

'>' = "stimulated by:", '!' = "bright", '~' = "dim"

 

Obtained from Highland Rocks and Gems' Rockshop, Burns OR, USA.

 

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385nm UV flashlight from Polman Minerals - UV Flashlights

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