Database of luminescent minerals 

POLLUCITE

Chemical formula: (Cs,Na)[AlSi₂O₆] nH₂O ou (Cs+n=1)

Family: Silicates

Status: IMA-A (GP)

Crystal system : Isometric

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

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Longwave (365nm) picture

Shortwave (254nm) picture

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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): Mn²⁺ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Mn²⁺_fs (intergrowing plagioclase) : band at 570nm 

Mn²⁺_sp (intergrowing spodumene) : band at 600nm 

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Mont Mica, South Paris, Maine, USA;
• Newry, Maine, USA (pale orange LW, De Ment));
• Shengus area, Skardu Road, Gilgit Division, Pakistan;
• Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan (bluish white SW, intergrown with elbaïte);

(*)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 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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