SC283 - Hourglass Gypsum
Locality: Chodziez Co., Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland (MINDAT)
Size: 6.5 x 2 x 1 cm - Small cabinet (5-7 cm)
Weight: 12.4 g
minID: GFM-DVY
Hourglass gypsum/selenite. While clear in white light, it shows a fluorescent hourglass pattern under UV light. Probably due to selective inclusion of impurities (hydrocarbons?) along crystallographic faces during crystal growth. Major diagonal is 6cm long.
Fluorescence spectrum under 275nm LED. The blue fluorescence color is due to the broad peak between 400nm and 500nm. The sharp and intense peak at 339nm (which looks like to be a doublet) was a surprise. I don’t know what is the cause.
