NATRON
Chemical formula: Na2CO3 10H2O
Family: Carbonates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal system : Monoclinic
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
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Longwave UV (365nm) colors: | Yellowish White , Orangy yellow ,
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Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: | Yellowish White ,
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Daylight picture
NATRON;
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Shortwave (254nm) picture
NATRON;
UVSW
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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): O-2,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
O2- : 490nm
No spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- A dry Lake in Kenya ;
- Lovozero, Kola peninsula, Russia ;
- Keeler, Ca, USA (blue + blue afterglow);
- Grenn River, Wyoming (pale orange LW, nothing SW);
(*)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 ,
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
- Handbook of Fluorescent Gems and Minerals, a practical guide for the gem and mineral collector, Jack de Ment, 1949 ,
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Natron
http://webmineral.com/data/Natron.shtml
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