Database of luminescent minerals 

GONNARDITE

Chemical formula: (Na,Ca)_6-8[(Al,Si)₂₀O₄₀] 12H₂O

Family: Silicates

Status: IMA-A (GP)

Display mineral: NON

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

Luminescence:

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

Comments:

See / Voir tetranatrolite

Activator(s) and spectrum:

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Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada;

(*)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 ,
• Mt St Hilaire Website: http://www.saint-hilaire.ca ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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