Gahnite - UV-Vis spectra


Blue gahnite – 2.02 ct crystal – Kagoro Hills, Kaduna State, Nigeria


uvvis  gahnite 202C  blue  red-inclusion  KagoroHills KadunaState Nigeria460: MFe3+
477, 559, 574 and 598: TFe2+
545, 580 and 626 nm: TCo2+
656 and 731 nm: Fe2+/3+ pairs

Dark-green gahnite – 0.24 ct crystal – Pico Das Almas River, Paramirim Das Crioulas,
 Erico Cardoso, Bahia, Brazil


uvvis  gahnite 024C  dark-green  (MorroDoChapeuClaim) PicoDasAlmasRiver ParamirimDasCrioulas EricoCardoso Bahia Brazil460 nm: MFe3+
542/548, 575 and 595 nm: TFe2+
542/548, 580 and 625 nm: TCo2+
670 nm: Fe2+/3+ pairs
possible Cr3+ contribution