Database of luminescent Minerals


AGRICOLAITE


Chemical Formula: K4(UO2)(CO3)3

Familly: Carbonates

Status: IMA-A

Crystal System: Monoclinic

Mineral for Display: No


Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Waves (365nm):      Green
Mid waves (320 nm):      Green
Short Waves (254 nm):      Green

Daylight Picture


Agricolaite, Jachymov, Czech Republic;
Photo and Copyright: Pavel Skacha, http://Czechmin.cz
Used with permission of the author

Long Waves Picture (365nm)


Agricolaite undes UVLW, Jachymov, Czech Republic;
Photo: G. Barmarin, Col: Luc Vandenberghe

 

Galerie de photos:

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Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:


No phosphorescence seen by naked eye whatever the type of UV

Comments:


Said to be not fluorescent in the original describing paper, tough, a perfectly determined specimen shows fluorescence with a typical uranyl spectra.


Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) intrinsic

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

(UO2)2+: (464,5nm), 484,3 502,2 522,7 545,1 566,8nm (594,1nm)


Agricolaite, Jachymov, Czech Republic;
Spectrum: G. Barmarin, Col: Luc Vandenberghe


Best Locality for luminescence(*):


(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence


Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:



Luminescence Reference on internet:



Mineralogical Reference on internet:


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

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

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