Luminescence, fluorescence et phosphorescence des minéraux: bibliographie

ANGLESITE

Chemical formula: PbSO₄

Family: Sulfates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Orthorhombic

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:


Longwave UV (365nm) colors:	Yellow , Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , Orangy yellow , Orange Red , Red , Yellowish ,

Shortwave UV (254nm) colors:	Orangy yellow , Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , Yellow , Yellowish ,

Daylight picture

Anglesite, Touissit, Oujda-Angad province, Morocco;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Longwave (365nm) picture

Anglesite, UVLW, Touissit, Oujda-Angad province, Morocco;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

Shortwave (254nm) picture

Anglesite, UVSW, Touissit, Oujda-Angad province, Morocco;
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

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): Pb²⁺, ,

No spectrum yet

Comments on spectrum and activators:

Lifetime: 215μs @475nm;

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco;
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA (Very strong yellow in both LW and SW, strong enough to be detected in daylight);
Kintore opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia;
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia (dull yellow-white LW, pale white SW);
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardegna Italy (intense LW+SW);

(*)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 ,
The World of Fluorescent Minerals, Stuart Schneider, Schiffer Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7643-2544-2 ,
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:

Images:

Kintore opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia: http://www.mindat.org/photo-532971.html
Tsumeb Mine, Namibia(SW): http://www.mindat.org/photo-591073.html
idem LW: http://www.mindat.org/photo-591072.html

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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