Database of luminescent minerals 

META-AUTUNITE

Chemical formula: Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ 2-6H₂O

Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates

Status: IMA-GP

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

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

No data

Comments:

Activator(s) and spectrum:

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

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

491.3, 501.8, 522.9, 546.9, 572.2, 591.7nm

or

488, 501.6, 523.7, 547.2, 573.3, 600.2nm

 or

503nm, 524nm, 547nm, 572nm, 600nm, 631nm (échantillon en collection)

Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Autun, France;
• Daybreak mine (Dahl lease), Mount Kit Carson, near Mt Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA;
• Cunha Baixa Mine, Beira Alta Province,Portugal;
• Assunção Mine, Sátão, Sao Vicente (Vizeu) District, Portugal;

(*)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 ,
• The World of Fluorescent Minerals, Stuart Schneider, Schiffer Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7643-2544-2 ,
• Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8 ,
• Uranium minerals Website: http://www.uraniumminerals.com ,
• Spectroscopic properties of uranium(VI) minerals studied by TRLFS, G. Geipel and Al. Radiochim Acta 88 (2000) ,
• 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=Meta-autunite

  http://webmineral.com/data/Meta-autunite.shtml

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