Database of luminescent minerals 

ALSTONITE

Chemical formula: BaCa(CO₃)₂

Family: Carbonates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Triclinic

Display mineral: NON

Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonyms, etc.): bromlite, 

Luminescence:

Daylight picture

ALSTONITE, Alston Moor, Cumberland, England;

Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Longwave (365nm) picture

ALSTONITE, Alston Moor, Cumberland, England;
UVLW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Shortwave (254nm) picture

ALSTONITE, Alston Moor, Cumberland, England;
UVSW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

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

No data

Comments:

Synonyme: bromlite

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No spectrum yet

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Minerva N°1 Mine, Cave in Rock, Illinois, USA;
• Alston Moor, Cumberland, England;

(*)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=Alstonite

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

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