Database of luminescent minerals
gymnite
Chemical formula: See ANTIGORITE
Family: Silicates
Status: NON APPR
Crystal system : Monoclinic
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
Pink , | ||
Intensity LW:Strong | |||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Not fluorescent , | ||
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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
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No dataNo spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Bare Hills Serpentine Quarry East, Bare Hills, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA (cited by de Ment as gymnite, fluo bright flesh color LW, nothing SW)
(*)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 ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Gymnite
http://webmineral.com/data/Gymnite.shtml
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