NEWBERYITE
Chemical formula: Mg(PO3OH) 3H2O
Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Status: IMA-GP
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
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Longwave UV (365nm) colors: | Yellow , Bluish ,
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Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: | Yellow ,
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
No data
Comments:
Luminescence maybe the result of Bat droppings! First reporting of the fluorescence of newberyite by De Ment in 1949 (pale blue under LW, nothing SW).
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
No spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Skipton Caves, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia;
- Sterling Mine (Franklin), Ogdensburg, 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 ,
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
- 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=Newberyite
http://webmineral.com/data/Newberyite.shtml
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