Database of luminescent minerals
ROSENHAHNITE
Chemical formula: Ca3Si3O8(OH)2
Family: Silicates
Status: IMA-A
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Longwave UV (365nm) colors: |
White , | ||
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
White , | ||
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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:
No data
Comments:
Rosenhanite from Durham Quarry, Wake County, North Carolina, USA is reported to have a light orange pink luminescence LW and no response SW.
Activator(s) and spectrum:
No dataNo spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Highway 101 Cut, near Cloverdale, Mendocino County, California, USA ;
- Russian River, Mendocino Co., California, USA (bright white SW);
- Durham Quarry, Wake County, North Carolina, USA ;
(*)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=Rosenhahnite
http://webmineral.com/data/Rosenhahnite.shtml
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