MONTEBRASITE
Chemical Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH,F)
Familly: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Status: IMA-GP
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
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Long Waves (365nm): | Blue | | | | | | |
Other colors LW: | Green , |
Daylight Picture
Montebrasite,
Poland, Maine, USA;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
Montebrasite UVSW,
Poland, Maine, USA;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Galerie de photos:
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To the gallery (2 images in the gallery)
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: Unknown
Other activators: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities ,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
(UO2)2+ : 488, 502, 506, 522, 550, 575nm
430 nm (?)
No spectrum for the moment
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Steward Mine, San Diego County, California, USA;
- Oxford County - Havey Mine - Poland, Maine, USA;
- Russia;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Montebrasite
http://webmineral.com/data/Montebrasite.shtml
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