Synthetic Fluorescent Mineral Art: "The Glass Menagerie" - UVc

 

FOV: 6" wide.

 

Frozen melted salt containing the (top row L-R) Sunnylite, Sunnylite, Jackobluelite, (bottom row L-R) Copperlite, Jackolite and Sunnygreenlite phosphors. Melted on aluminum trays on a limestone platform.

 

Li2CO3 (added as flux)

 

Shown under UVc light.

 

Key:

WL = White light (halogen + LED)

FL = Fluoresces

PHOS = Phosphorescent

BL = 450nm,

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

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

 

The Glass Menagerie"

11Sep2015

 

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18 Watt Triple Output UV lamp from Polman Minerals - Way Too Cool UV lamps

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