Database of luminescent minerals
BURPALITE
Chemical formula: Na8Ca4Zr4(Si2O7)4F8
Family: Silicates
Status: IMA-A
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
No data
Comments:
Weak yellow-orange fluorescence in X-rays.
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No dataNo spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Burpala alkaline Massif, Maigunda River, Mama River Basin, Buriatia, Prebaikalia, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia ;
(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence
Bibliographic reference for luminescence:
- Luminescenza nel regno minerale, Guido Mazzoleni, fotografia Roberto Appiani, Libri Sandit, 2010, ISBN 978-88-95990-63-7 ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Burpalite
http://webmineral.com/data/Burpalite.shtml
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