Babingtonite Visible Spectra (380 - 1500 nm)
Babintonite appears black in bulk, but is dark green when thin. Its
color
comes from the intervalence charge transfer interaction between Fe2+
and Fe3+.
Image of the babingtonite absorption spectrum
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GRR 597
spectrum, 4K; Very
dark green babingtonite from Bombay, India. 0.077 mm thick sample. Data
Files: E||a
24K; E||c
25K;
Link to references to visible spectroscopy of babingtonite.
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last updated: 13-May-2018