HOKKAIDOITE

 


Chemical formula: C22H12

Family: Carbonates

Status: IMA-A

Crystal system : Tetragonal

Display mineral: NON

 

Luminescence:

 

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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 (*):

  • Shikaribetsu Lake, Shikaoi (Shikaoi-Chō), Kato District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan Known synthetic analogue. (Shikaribetsu lake fluorescent opal occurrence)
  • Aibetsu mercury mine, Asahiyama quarter, Aibetsu-chō, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

    • (*)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=Hokkaidoite

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

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