Fluorescence standard, and the use thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8704158
APP PUB NO 20110076687A1
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12937009

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The invention concerns fluorescence standards, and in particular fluorescence standards for calibrating optical detectors. According to the invention, a fluorescent mineral or mixtures of minerals are employed for use as a fluorescence standard. The fluorescent mineral can be a naturally occurring mineral or a synthetically produced mineral. Preferred fluorescent minerals for use as fluorescence standards are corundum, fluorite, turquoise, amber, zircon, zoisite, iolite or cordierite, spinel, topaz, calcium fluorite, sphalerite or zincblende, calcite or calcspar, apatite, scheelite or calcium tungstate, willemite, feldspars, sodalite, a uranium mineral, a mineral containing Al3+, and in particular ruby and sapphire.

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QIAGEN LAKE CONSTANCE GMBH78333 STOCKACH

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Faulstich, Konrad Stockach, DE 33 392
Haberstroh, Klaus Bodman-Ludwigshafen, DE 9 136

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