Database of luminescent Minerals
URANOPILITE
Chemical Formula: (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 14H2O
Familly: Sulfates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
| UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Waves (365nm): | Green | Strong | Always | Mid waves (320 nm): | Green | Short Waves (254 nm): | Green | Strong | Always |
Daylight Picture
Uranopilite, Lodève, France,
Photo: G. Barmarin
Collection: G. Barmarin
Long Waves Picture (365nm)
Uranopilite, Lodève, France,
under UV LW
Photo et Collection: G. Barmarin
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
URANOPILITE, Lodève, France
UVSW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
May dehydrate to Meta-uranopilite. beta-uranopilite = meta-uranopilite
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) intrinsic
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
(UO2)2+ : (514nm), 528nm, 550nm, (576nm), (604nm), (642nm)
Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Rabejac, Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France ;
- Eisleben, former DDR, Germany;
- Atlas #9 Mine, Tidwell Draw, Emery Co. Utah, USA;
- Fé Mine, Castile and León, Spain;
(*)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:
- UV-Waves September/October 1996, UV Minerals in former East Germany by H.J.Weller and J. Slacik reprinted from Fundgrube, XXVI, 1990,#3
- https://www.mindat.org/min-4108.html
- http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/uranopilite.pdf
- Systematic Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium, Clifford Frondel, p 137
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Uranopilite
http://webmineral.com/data/Uranopilite.shtml
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