Database of luminescent minerals 

WAVELLITE

Chemical formula: Al₃(PO₄)₂₍OH,F)₃ 5H₂O

Family: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Orthorhombic

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

Daylight picture

WAVELLITE;
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Shortwave (254nm) picture

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

Activator(s) and spectrum:

No spectrum yet

Comments on spectrum and activators:

Green luminescence probably due to (UO2)2+ impurities;

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Highdown Quarry, Devon, England ;
• Saline County, Arkansas, USA (some samples have a bright green fluorescence under MW, far stronger than under SW);
• Wisniowka Wielka Quarry, Holy Cross Mouintains, Poland ;

(*)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=Wavellite

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

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