mineral (synthetic)
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Hardness: 5-6 (Mohs scale), Color: Pale greenish-white in light, vibrant green glow in dark, Luster: Vitreous/Resinous, Structure: Amorphous/microcrystalline
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- Vitreous/Resinous, Structure: Amorphous/microcrystalline
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Physical properties
Hardness: 5-6 (Mohs scale), Color: Pale greenish-white in light, vibrant green glow in dark, Luster: Vitreous/Resinous, Structure: Amorphous/microcrystalline
Formation & geological history
Synthetic creation; manufactured in industrial laboratories. It mimics natural phosphorescence but is most commonly mass-produced from a base of alkaline earth aluminates.
Uses & applications
Primarily used for costume jewelry, decoration, clock dials, safety signage, and metaphysical collecting.
Geological facts
While some natural minerals like Willemite or Autunite are fluorescent or phosphorescent, the high-intensity glow seen in this specific pendant shape is almost always a result of synthetic rare-earth dopants like Europium.
Field identification & locations
Identify by exposing to a UV light or bright sunlight; if it glows intensely for several minutes to hours in total darkness, it is synthetic glow stone. Not usually found in this crystal shape in nature.
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