Database of luminescent minerals 

SWARTZITE

Chemical formula: CaMg(UO₂)(CO₃)₃ 12H₂O

Family: Carbonates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Monoclinic

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

Daylight picture

Swartzite de Rifle mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA;
Daylight
Photo and Copyright: G. Barmarin
Col.: L. Vandenberghe

Longwave (365nm) picture

Swartzite de Rifle mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA;
LW (365nm)
Photo and Copyright: G. Barmarin
Col.: L. Vandenberghe

Shortwave (254nm) picture

Swartzite de Rifle mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA;
SW (254nm)
Photo and Copyright: G. Barmarin
Col.: L. Vandenberghe

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

No data

Activator(s) and spectrum:

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

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

472.3, 488.9, 509.0, 531.1, 554.7, 578.9nm

SWARTZITE, Excitation: laser 405nm. Col. L. Vandenberghe; Spectre: G. Barmarin

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Hillside mine, Yavapai county, Arizona, USA;
• Rifle mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, 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 ,
• 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=Swartzite

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

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