Abstract
Natural and synthetic samples of hardystonite, hydrozincite, calcite and pyromorphite were investigated by laser-induced time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy at 50 K to ambient temperatures. Luminescent bands of Pb2+ can be resolved from similar bands caused by Ce3+ and Eu2+ by a combination of diagnostic differences in excitation spectra and lifetimes of luminescence as a function of temperature. The results indicate that Pb2+ is a more common luminescent activator in minerals than hitherto suspected.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1041-1048 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | European Journal of Mineralogy |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Minerals
- Pb
- Time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy