Database of luminescent minerals
CLINOZOISITE
Chemical formula: Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
Family: Silicates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal system : Monoclinic
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
White , Red , | ||
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
No data
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
V2+,Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
V2+ (?) : lines at 692, 700, 710 and 718nm
No spectrum yet
Comments on spectrum and activators:
Red luminescence with laser possibly due to V2+ (lines at 692, 700, 710 and 718nm)
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Buck creek, Clay Co., NC, USA (pink LW, nothing SW);
(*)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 ,
- Handbook of Fluorescent Gems and Minerals, a practical guide for the gem and mineral collector, Jack de Ment, 1949 ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Clinozoisite
http://webmineral.com/data/Clinozoisite.shtml
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