Database of luminescent minerals 

RHODIZITE

Chemical formula: (K,Cs)Al₄Be₄(B,Be)₁₂O₂₈

Status: IMA-GP

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

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

No data

Comments:

In association with red tourmaline in Madagascar;

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): Mn²⁺ ,

No spectrum yet

Comments on spectrum and activators:

Activator Mn²⁺ replacing Al³⁺ octaedric??

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Manjaka Mine, Mount Bity (Ibity), Madagascar;
• Anjanabonoina, Madagascar (fluo bright orange SW and weak white LW);
• Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (orange SW);
• Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (associated with tourmaline);

(*)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 ,

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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