Database of luminescent minerals 

CANCRISILITE

Chemical formula: Na₇Al₅Si₇O₂₄(CO₃) 3H₂O

Family: Silicates

Status: IMA-A

Crystal system : Hexagonal

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:

No data

Comments:

Member of the cancrinite group with same aspect and fluorescence as cancrinite;

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia;
• Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia (SW bright yellow);

(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

  http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Cancrisilite

  http://webmineral.com/data/Cancrisilite.shtml

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