Monazite-(Ce), Quartz, Muscovite
Knappenweg, Alauntal, Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria
Photoluminescence spectrum of the SEM-EDS-analysed olive-greenish monazite-(Ce) crystal, compared with the spectrum of a synthetic Nd3+-doped monazite-(Ce) crystal. Both spectra show Nd3+ luminescence bands characteristic for monazite [cf. Lenz, C., Nasdala, L., Talla, D., Hauzenberger, H., Seitz, R., Kolitsch, U. (2015): Laser-induced REE3+ ...
© Uwe Kolitsch