Willemite Visible Spectra (350 - 1100 nm)
The origin of color in willemite is manganese. In this structure, the manganese is Mn
2+
in a tetrahedral site.
Images of a representative willemite spectrum
Willimite GRR 1842 spectrum, 6K;
. Bright yellow, fluorescent willemite from Franklin, New Jersey, colored by Mn
2+
. Data Files:
a, 28K;
c, 28K;
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