Talk:Triboluminescence/Archive 1

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Flashing quartz Ute rattles
Is the flashing caused by triboluminescence (cracks in the crystal structure causing electrical discharges from the triboelectric effect) or from piezoelectricity (deformation of the crystal creating voltages and causing electrical discharges, like piezo ignition)? See Talk:Ute tribe for discussion. — Omegatron 04:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Envelopes
I'd noticed the effect when peeling open a self-seal envelope in low light - the point of separation of the two surfaces was illuminated by blue-violet light. I guess the "charge-separation" explanation makes some sort of sense. ErkDemon 15:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 09:14, 30 April 2016 (UTC)