Database of luminescent minerals
ARCTITE
Chemical formula: Na5Ca7Ba(PO4)6F3
Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Status: IMA-A
Crystal system : Rhomboedric
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
Blue , | ||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Blue , | ||
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
No data
Activator(s) and spectrum:
Activator(s): Eu2+,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Eu2+ repl. Ca2+ : 460nm Sm3+ repl. Ca2+ : 600, 650nm
No spectrum yet
Comments on spectrum and activators:
Bright blue luminescence typical of Eu2+ activator;
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia;
- Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia;
(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence
Bibliographic reference for luminescence:
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Arctite
http://webmineral.com/data/Arctite.shtml
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