Database of luminescent Minerals


SVABITE


Chemical Formula: Ca5(AsO4)3(F,OH)

Familly: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal System: Hexagonal

Mineral for Display: Yes


Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Short Waves (254 nm):      Orange StrongAlways

Short Waves Pictures (254nm)


Svabite SW,
Langban, Filipstad, Varmland Province, Sweden ;
Photo & Col. © G. Barmarin

 

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


No Data

Comments:


Associated with dull red fluorescing tilasite in Langban.


Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


Most Common Activator: Mn2+

Other activators:            Nd3+ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Mn2+ repl. Ca2+  : band peaking at 585 - 612nm

Nd3+ : 874nm (exc. 780nm)

No spectrum for the moment

Comments on activators and spectra:


Svabite was studied by steady-state luminescence spectroscopy and luminescence of Mn2+ was found (Gorobets and Rogojine 2001).

Excitation by CW laser with 532 and 780 nm revealed band of Mn2+ and narrow luminescence lines of evidently Nd3+

 

 


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Mineralogical Reference on internet:


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

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

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