Database of luminescent minerals 

PETALITE

Chemical formula: LiAlSi₄O₁₀

Family: Silicates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Monoclinic

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

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

No data

Thermoluminescence: OUI

Comments:

Petalite from Sweden thermoluminesce blue (De Ment, 1949);

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Greenwood, ME, USA (dull Brown LW);
• North Bonneville, WY, USA (white-orange LW);
• Paprok Mine, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan ;
• Separation Lake area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada (white SW associated with fluorapatite fluo bright yellow SW);
• Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia (SW & LW pale pink);

(*)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 ,
• Handbook of Fluorescent Gems and Minerals, a practical guide for the gem and mineral collector, Jack de Ment, 1949 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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