Database of luminescent minerals
VINOGRADOVITE
Chemical formula: Na8Ti8O8(Si2O6)4[(Si3Al)O10]2 [(H2O),(Na,K)2]
Family: Silicates
Status: IMA-GP
Display mineral: NON
Luminescence:
Shortwave UV (254nm) colors: |
Yellowish , Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , Yellow , Greenish white , | ||
Intensity SW:Strong | |||
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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): TiO6, Ti3+,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Ti3+ : broad band peaking at +/- 530-540 nm
No spectrum yet
Best localities for fluorescence (*):
- Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada;
- Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia;
- Koashva Open Pit, Khibiny, Kola, Russia ;
- Ilimaussaq complex, Kvanefjeld, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland;
(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence
Bibliographic reference for luminescence:
- 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 ,
- Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8 ,
- 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=Vinogradovite
http://webmineral.com/data/Vinogradovite.shtml
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