Database of luminescent minerals
HILLITE
Chemical formula: Ca2(Zn,Mg)(PO4)2 2H2 O
Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Status: IMA-A
Crystal system : Triclinic
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Greenish Yellow , | ||
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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): (UO2)2+ (ion Uranyle) en impureté,
No spectrum yet
Comments on spectrum and activators:
Luminescence most probably due to Uranium impurities.
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Reaphook Hill, South Australia, Australia ;
(*)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=Hillite
http://webmineral.com/data/Hillite.shtml
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