Database of luminescent minerals
PICROMERITE
Chemical formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 6H2O
Family: Sulfates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal system : Monoclinic
Display mineral: NON
Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonyms, etc.): schönite,
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
White , | ||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Bluish White , Blue , | ||
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
Type d'UV |
Couleur |
Intensité |
Fréquence d'observation |
|---|---|---|---|
UV longs (365nm): | Bluish | UV courts (254 nm): | Bluish |
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No dataNo spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Rossleben, former DDR (German Democratic Republic);
- Neuhof-Ellers Potash Works, Neuhof, Fulda, Hesse, Germany (with halite red SW);
(*)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:
- UV-Waves September/October 1996, UV Minerals in former East Germany by H.J.Weller and J. Slacik reprinted from Fundgrube, XXVI, 1990,#3
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Picromerite
http://webmineral.com/data/Picromerite.shtml
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