Database of luminescent minerals 

OKENITE

Chemical formula: Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆ 18H₂O

Family: Silicates

Status: IMA-GP

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

Daylight picture

Okenite, Gyrolite, Laumontite and non-fluorescing Calcite; 12.5 x 9 x 6.5 cm (Daylight)
Syhadree Mountains, Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India
Photo: Douglas Bank

Longwave (365nm) picture

Okenite, Gyrolite, Laumontite and non-fluorescing Calcite; 12.5 x 9 x 6.5 cm (LWUV)
Syhadree Mountains, Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India
Photo: Douglas Bank

Shortwave (254nm) picture

Okenite, Gyrolite, Laumontite and non-fluorescing Calcite; 12.5 x 9 x 6.5 cm (SWUV)
Syhadree Mountains, Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India
Photo: Douglas Bank

Do you have a photo of this mineral you would like to see in the gallery? Contact us!

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

No data

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Godhavn, Greenland ( dim yellowish-white SW);
• Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA (dim white-blue SW);
• Lonavale, Pune District, Maharashtra, India (LW+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 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

Internet Search:

  Image search on 'Google Images'

  Search for documents in all languages on Google

  Search on Wikipedia