Database of luminescent minerals 

RHODONITE

Chemical formula: (Mn⁺²,Fe⁺²,Mg,Ca)SiO₃

Family: Silicates

Status: IMA-GP

Display mineral: NON

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

Luminescence:

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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): Mn²⁺ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Mn²⁺ : band peaking at 625nm (100nm half-width)

Spectrum: Michael Gaft, Petah Tikva, Israel. Plot: Institute of Mineralogy, University of Vienna, Austria, with permission of the authors.

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Kapnik, Hungary (bright red LW, dim red SW);
• Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden (dim red LW?);
• Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (dull red LW);

(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

• Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8 ,
• 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:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

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

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

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