Database of luminescent minerals
OTAVITE
Chemical formula: CdCO3
Family: Carbonates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal system : Rhomboedric
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
Red , | ||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Red , | ||
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
Type d'UV |
Couleur |
Intensité |
Fréquence d'observation |
|---|---|---|---|
UV courts (254 nm): | Orange |
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No dataNo spectrum yet
Comments on spectrum and activators:
Otavite is very often confused with other mineral, so further investigation over fluorescence should be needed.
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia;
- Mahoney Mines area,Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA (XRD analysed, associated with SW blue fluo hemimorphite);
(*)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 ,
Reference for luminescence on the Internet:
Mineralogical reference on the Internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Otavite
http://webmineral.com/data/Otavite.shtml
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