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Mangano Calcite Crystal

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Mangano Calcite: Quietly Pink Until You Shine a UV Lamp on It

by Laura Konst
Mangano Calcite is pale pink in daylight and dramatically fluorescent under UV light, and both effects come from the same source: trace manganese ions in the calcium carbonate structure. The body colour arises from how manganese absorbs visible light. The fluorescence arises from how it re-emits UV energy as visible light.