KHIBINSKITE
Chemical Formula: K2ZrSi2O7
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-A
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Short Waves (254 nm): | Blue | | | | | | |
Other colors SW: | Yellowish White , |
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
From Khibina Russia, a potassium zirconium silicate. Fluorescence is yellowish. Also blue luminescence due to TiO6 (Gaft)
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: n[TiO6] cluster
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
n[TiO6] : very large band with max at 540 nm (Gorobets)
No spectrum for the moment
Comments on activators and spectra:
Cathodoluminescence: violet.
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
- Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8 ,
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Khibinskite
http://webmineral.com/data/Khibinskite.shtml
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