BERYLLONITE

 


Chemical formula: NaBePO4

Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Monoclinic

Display mineral: NON

 

Luminescence:

Longwave UV (365nm) colors:

    


Yellowish White ,

Intensity LW:Weak

Midwave UV (320nm) colors:

         


Greenish white , Green ,

Intensity MW:Weak

Shortwave UV (254nm) colors:

         


Greenish white , Green ,

Intensity SW:Medium

 

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

No data

Comments:

Could be an alteration (herderite + hyalite?) because the green fluorescence seems to be on the surface or in the cracks...

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No data

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

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

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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