Database of luminescent minerals 

CAHNITE

Chemical formula: Ca₂B(AsO₄)(OH)₄

Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Tetragonal

Display mineral: NON

Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonyms, etc.): calcium edingtonite, 

Luminescence:

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

No data

Comments:

 Pale yellow fluorescence under LW and SW UV

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;

(*)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 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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