Database of luminescent minerals 

elaterite

Chemical formula:

Family: Organic

Status: NA

Crystal system : Amorphous

Display mineral: NON

Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonyms, etc.): wiedgerite,  thioelaterite, 

Luminescence:

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

No phosphorescence visible to the naked eye under any type of UV

Comments:

Type of bitumen.

Thioelaterite: elaterite containing thioalcohols and thioethers.

Wiedgerite: soft bitumen resembling elaterite but containing much sulfur and water.

(see Mindat.org)

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): Matière organique intrinsèque,

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Windy Knoll Quarry, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK 
• Utah, USA;

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

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

• Handbook of Fluorescent Gems and Minerals, a practical guide for the gem and mineral collector, Jack de Ment, 1949 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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