Synthetic Fluorescent Mineral "Zinc Sulfide w/ Silver - Sphalerite 3.0" - Test tube over Alcohol Flame

Synthetic Fluorescent Mineral "Zinc Sulfide w/ Silver - Sphalerite 3.0" - Test tube over Alcohol Flame

 

Sulfur, silver filings / silver chloride and a zinc chloride solution were combined and heated in a test tube over an alcohol burner until all the liquid was gone. It was then heated for about 30 min. longer over the alcohol flame. During this time the test tube contained a yellowish incandescent liquid.

 

After cooling the solidified mass at the bottom of the test tube was a yellow sulfur color.

 

In addition to filings from a sterling silver spoon, another activator is assumed to be trace amounts of copper.

 

 

From L to R:

White light image, UVa image, UVb image, Phosphorescent image following UVab

 

 

 

Contains:

Sphalerite 3.0 (FL/PHOS Orange,Blue >UVa,b)

 

LL4:p6 #13

 

 

 

Key:

WL = White light

FL = Fluoresces

PHOS = Phosporesces

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

'>' = "stimulated by:"

 

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

Done