Calcite is a mineral that fluoresces under powerful light, meaning that it emits a different color than what enters it This happens because impurities (like manganese and rare earths) and structural defects absorb the light's energy, exciting electrons that then release excess energy as other visible light when they relax back to their normal state Different impurities cause various colors (red, blue, green, pink) as electrons quickly drop back to their normal states Optical engineer Cory Boone
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Calcite is a mineral that fluoresces under powerful light, meaning that it emits a different color than what enters it This happens because impurities (like manganese and rare earths) and structural defects absorb the light's energy, exciting electrons that then release excess energy as other visible light when they relax back to their normal state Different impurities cause various colors (red, blue, green, pink) as electrons quickly drop back to their normal states Optical engineer Cory Boone
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