Chemical formula: Ca2Mn+2Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Family: Silicates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal system : Triclinic
Display mineral: NON
Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonyms, etc.): severginite, axinite, manganaxinite,
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
Red , | ||
Intensity LW:Weak | |||
Midwave UV (320nm) colors: |
Red , | ||
Intensity MW:Very weak | |||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Red , Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , | ||
Intensity SW:Medium |
Daylight picture
Shortwave (254nm) picture
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Type d'UV |
Couleur |
Intensité |
Fréquence d'observation |
---|---|---|---|
UV courts (254 nm): | Red | Extremely weak |
Manganaxinit was named by J. Fromm in 1909. The name manganaxinite was used by Aminoff in 1919 when referring to specimens from Franklin, New Jersey, USA and further supported by Charles Palache in 1929. Renamed Axinite-Mn by IMA in 2008.
Activator(s): Mn2+ ,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Mn2+: large band peaking at +/-630 nm
No spectrum yet
Manganaxinit was named by J. Fromm in 1909. The name manganaxinite was used by Aminoff in 1919 when referring to specimens from Franklin, New Jersey, USA and further supported by Charles Palache in 1929. Renamed Axinite-Mn by IMA in 2008.
(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence
Images:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Axinite-(mn)
http://webmineral.com/data/Axinite-(mn).shtml
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