Synthetic Fluorescent Mineral Experiment: Jackobluelite2 Cu Concentration Test (med) - UVc

 

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Jackobluelite2 phosphor experiment with different concentrations of copper carbonate. Melted on aluminum trays on a steel plate.

 

Suspected Jackolite2 reaction:

S + Na2CO3 + CaCl2 -> CaS + 2NaCl + CO2 + 0.5O2

 

This sample was doped with about 0.02ml of Cu2+ from malachite.

 

Suspected phosphor: CaS:Cu in NaCl

 

Contains:

CaS:Cu (FL+PHOS! Pink/Blue, Blue >UVa,bc)

 

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"

 

Jackobluelite2 Cu Concentration Test

28Sep2015

 

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

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