HAYNESITE

 


Chemical formula: (UO2)3(Se+4O3)2(OH)2 5H2O

Family: Oxides and hydroxides

Status: IMA-A

Crystal system : Orthorhombic

Display mineral: NON

 

Luminescence:

Longwave UV (365nm) colors:

    


Green ,

Intensity LW:Strong

Frequency LW:Always

Shortwave UV (254nm) colors:

    


Green ,

Intensity SW:Strong

Frequency SW:Always

Daylight picture


Haynesite, Repete Mine, UT, USA,
Photo: G. Barmarin
Collection: G. Barmarin

Longwave (365nm) picture


Haynesite, Repete Mine, UT, USA,
under UV LW. Photo and Collection: G. Barmarin

 

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

No phosphorescence visible to the naked eye under any type of UV

Activator(s) and spectrum:

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

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

(UO2)2+ : 522, 541, 563, 591nm


Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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