Calcite group - PL spectra


Calcite with serpentine cab – 13.58 ct – reportedly from China


No photoluminescence observed with 405nm laser, nor UVL and UVC lamps.

Brown calcite – crystal – Mexico


Not available

Brown calcite – 0.54 ct – Book Cliff,Colorado, USA


pl405  calcite 054  brown  BookCliff Colorado USA

Bluish-white calcite – rough – China


pl405  calcite B  bluish-white  China

Light-bluish-green calcite – 13.15 ct rough – Mexico


pl405  calcite 1315B  light-bluish-green  Mexico

Light-grayish-blue calcite – 4.67 ct rough – Madagascar


pl405  calcite 467B  light-grayish-blue  Madagascar

Light-yellow calcite – 3.77 ct – Unknown locality


No photoluminescence with the sources: 254, 370 & 405 nm.

Brownish-orange calcite – 3.03 ct – Erongo, Namibia


pl405  calcite 303  brownish-orange  Erongo Namibia
pl370 calcite 303 brownish orange Erongo Namibia
pl254 calcite 303 brownish orange Erongo Namibia

Yellowish-brown calcite – 2.48 ct slice – Morvan, France


pl405  calcite 248L  yellowish-brown  Morvan France

Pink cobalto-calcite – slice – Marocco


pl405  calcite(Co) -L  pink  Marocco

Yellowish-green gaspeite – Paris mine, Widgiemooltha, Kambalda, Australia


pl405  gaspeite L  yellowish-green  ParisMine Widgiemooltha Kambalda Australia

Colorless magnesite – 1.25 ct – Unknown locality


pl405  magnesite 125  colorless  Unknown Locality

Blue and white magnesite (turquoise imitation) – slice – China


Not available

Yellowish-green magnesite (gaspeite imitation) – slice – Unknown locality


pl405  magnesite (chip)L  yellowish-green  Unknown Locality

Red rhodochrosite – 3.31 ct – Argentina


No photoluminescence with the sources: 370 & 405 nm.

Red rhodochrosite – 0.50 ct – Unknown locality


No photoluminescence with the sources: 254, 370 & 405 nm.

Siderite base of green to reddish-orange ammolite – 10.66 ct – Canada


No spectrum

Very-light-green smithsonite – 0.16 ct – USA


pl254+405  smithsonite 016  very-light-green  USA

Colorless smithsonite – 0.18 ct – Brazil


No photoluminescence with the sources: 254, 370 & 405 nm.

Pink smithsonite – 4.06 ct – Mexico


pl254+405  smithsonite 406  pink  Mexico

Yellow smithsonite – 3.29 ct – Masua, Sardaigne, Italy


pl405  smithsonite 329  yellow  Masua Sardinia Italy

Yellow smithsonite – 3.89 ct – China


pl254+405  smithsonite 389  yellow  China