BAYLEYITE
Chemical Formula: Mg2(UO2)(CO3)3 18H2O
Familly: Carbonates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Long Waves (365nm): | Bluish Green | Weak | Allways (Intrinsic) | Mid waves (320 nm): | Bluish Green | Medium | Allways (Intrinsic) | Short Waves (254 nm): | Bluish Green | Medium | Allways (Intrinsic) | | | | |
Daylight Picture

Bayleyite,
Hideout #1 mine, White Canyon district,
San Juan County, Utah, USA
Photo and Copyright: Paul M. Schumacher
Site of the author
Used with permission of the author
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)

Bayleyite UVSW,
Hideout #1 mine, White Canyon district,
San Juan County, Utah, USA
Photo and Copyright: Paul M. Schumacher
Site of the author
Used with permission of the author
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) intrinsic
No spectrum for the moment
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Hillside mine, Arizona, USA;
- Hideout #1 mine, White Canyon district, San Juan County, Utah, USA;
- Mi Vida Mine, Big Indian Mining District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA;
- Poison Canyon Mine, Poison Canyon area, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USA;
- Plavno mine, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic;
- Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg U deposit, Thuringia, Germany;
- Paliokamariza Mine No. 18, Paliokamariza Mines, Plaka, Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece;
- Mina Eureka termino de Castell-estaó, municipio de La Torre de Cabdella, Lérida province, Spain;
- Gerstenegg-Grimsel cable tunnel, Gerstenegg, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland;
- Azegour Mine, Azgour, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco;
- Ambrosia Lake Sub-district, Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USA;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
- The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
- Uranium minerals Website: http://www.uraniumminerals.com ,
- Introduction to radioactive minerals, Robert Lauf, Schiffer Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7643-2912-8 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Bayleyite
http://webmineral.com/data/Bayleyite.shtml
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