WICKENBURGITE
Chemical Formula: Pb3CaAl2Si10O27 4H2O
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-A
Crystal System: Rhomboedric
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Long Waves (365nm): | Yellowish White | | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Red | Medium | | | | | |
Other colors SW: | Salmon pink , |
Daylight Picture
WICKENBURGITE
From the Potter-Cramer Mine near Wickenburg, AZ USA
Photo and Copyright: Cran Cowan
Used with permission of the author;
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
WICKENBURGITE (fluo red) & FLUORITE (fluo blue), UVSW
From the Potter-Cramer Mine near Wickenburg, AZ USA
Photo and Copyright: Cran Cowan
Used with permission of the author;
Galerie de photos:
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Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Potter-Cramer mine, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA;
- Rat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Wickenburg area, Belmont Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA;
- Anchor mine, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, 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 ,
- The World of Fluorescent Minerals, Stuart Schneider, Schiffer Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7643-2544-2 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Wickenburgite
http://webmineral.com/data/Wickenburgite.shtml
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