METATYUYAMUNITE

 


Mineral NOT FLUORESCENT but sometimes cited in luminescence literature

Chemical formula: Ca(UO2)2(V2O8) 3H2O

Status: IMA-GP

Display mineral: NON

 

Luminescence:

 

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

No data

Comments:

Metatyuyamunite is not fluorescent but tyuyamunite is (Minéraux Uranifères Patrice Lebrun, Numéro Hors-série de la revue Minéraux et Fossiles n°28, Décembre 2009).

Activator(s) and spectrum:

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

No spectrum yet

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:

  • Minéraux Uranifères, Patrice Lebrun, Numéro Hors-série de la revue Minéraux et Fossiles n°28, Décembre 2009.

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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