Database of luminescent Minerals
anyolite
Chemical Formula:See Ruby
Familly: Rock
Status:
Mineral for Display: Yes
Luminescence:
| UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Waves (365nm): | Red | Mid waves (320 nm): | Red | Short Waves (254 nm): | Red |
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No phosphorescence seen by naked eye whatever the type of UV
Comments:
Anyolite is a metamorphic rock discovered in 1954 in Tanzania and composed of intergrown green zoisite (chrome-zoïsite), black/dark green pargasite (erroneously identified as tschermakite), and ruby. The term anyolite is not an officially accepted term for a metamorphic rock. It is said to be named after the Maasai word anyoli, meaning green. Anyolite is also referred to as ruby in zoisite or Tanganyika artstone.
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
Luminescence Reference on internet:
- Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania: https://www.mindat.org/photo-503773.html
Images:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Anyolite
http://webmineral.com/data/Anyolite.shtml
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