Davyne (IMAGE)

University of Turku

Davyne

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Colour change in davyne is visible only in infrared light. The pictures have been taken after UV exposure in white light (light picture) and in near-infrared light under NIR-LED (dark picture). Davyne and hackmanite are side-by-side on the round disk. In white light, davyne stays white but hackmanite has turned violet. The colour change in davyne can be detected under an infrared light and it is shown darker than hackmanite in the picture.

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University of Turku

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