Database of luminescent minerals
META-URANOSPINITE
Chemical formula: Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 8H2O
Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Status: IMA-GP
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
Yellowish Green , | ||
Intensity LW:Strong | |||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Yellowish Green , | ||
Intensity SW:Strong | |||
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
No data
Activator(s) and spectrum:
Activator(s): (UO2)2+ (ion Uranyle) intrinsèque ,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
(UO2)2+ : 489.9, 502.7, 526.8, 549.2, 574.5, 604.3
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:
- The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,
- Spectroscopic properties of uranium(VI) minerals studied by TRLFS, G. Geipel and Al. Radiochim Acta 88 (2000) ,
- Introduction to radioactive minerals, Robert Lauf, Schiffer Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7643-2912-8 ,
Reference for luminescence on the Internet:
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Meta-uranospinite
http://webmineral.com/data/Meta-uranospinite.shtml
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