EPISTOLITE
Chemical formula: Na4Nb2Ti+4(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2 4H2O
Family: Silicates
Status: IMA-GP
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
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Longwave UV (365nm) colors: | Orange Red ,
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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): Ti3+, TiO6,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
TiO6 : broad band peaking at 530nm
Ti3+ : something at +/- 490 and at 620 nm
No spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Lovozero, Kola peninsula, Russia;
(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence
Bibliographic reference for luminescence:
- Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8 ,
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Epistolite
http://webmineral.com/data/Epistolite.shtml
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