FLUOR-UVITE
Chemical formula: Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Family: Silicates
Status: IMA-A
Crystal system : Rhomboedric
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
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Longwave UV (365nm) colors: | Pale Yellow ,
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| Intensity LW:Medium
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Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: | Yellow , Orangy yellow , Orange , Dark Orange /Tawn , Tawn ,
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| Intensity SW:Medium
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
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Activator(s) and spectrum:
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Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Bush Farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA;
- Reese farm, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA;
- Furnace Quarry, Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
- Franklin Quarry, Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
- Nangarhar, Afghanistan;
(*)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=Fluor-uvite
http://webmineral.com/data/Fluor-uvite.shtml
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