Database of luminescent minerals 

KUTNOHORITE

DOUBTFUL FLUORESCENCE but sometimes cited in luminescence literature

Chemical formula: Ca(Mn⁺²,Mg,Fe⁺²)(CO₃)₂

Family: Carbonates

Status: IMA-GP

Display mineral: NON

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

Luminescence:

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

No data

Comments:

 Doubtful: many samples could be calcite containing Mn or the fluorescence may result from intermixed manganoan calcite

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (but the fluorescence may result from intermixed manganoan calcite);
• N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa ;
• Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, 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 ,

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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