Database of luminescent minerals 

URANOPILITE

Chemical formula: (UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆ 14H₂O

Family: Sulfates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Monoclinic

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

Daylight picture

Uranopilite, Lodève, France,
Photo: G. Barmarin
Collection: G. Barmarin

Longwave (365nm) picture

Uranopilite, Lodève, France,
under UV LW
Photo et Collection: G. Barmarin

Shortwave (254nm) picture

URANOPILITE, Lodève, France
UVSW

Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Do you have a photo of this mineral you would like to see in the gallery? Contact us!

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

No data

Comments:

May dehydrate to Meta-uranopilite.

beta-uranopilite = meta-uranopilite

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): (UO₂)²⁺ (ion Uranyle) intrinsèque ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

(UO₂)²⁺ : (514nm), 528nm, 550nm, (576nm), (604nm), (642nm)

Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Rabejac, Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France ;
• Eisleben, former DDR, Germany;
• Atlas #9 Mine, Tidwell Draw, Emery Co. Utah, USA;
• Fé Mine, Castile and León, Spain;

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

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

• The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,
• Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
• Uranium minerals Website: http://www.uraniumminerals.com ,
• Introduction to radioactive minerals, Robert Lauf, Schiffer Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7643-2912-8 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

Internet Search:

  Image search on 'Google Images'

  Search for documents in all languages on Google

  Search on Wikipedia