CATAPLEIITE
Chemical Formula: Na2ZrSi3O9 2H2O
Familly: Silicates
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): | Green | Medium | | Mid waves (320 nm): | Green | Medium | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Green | Strong | | | | | |
Other colors LW: | Yellowish White , |
Other colors SW: | Bluish White , |
Daylight Picture
CATAPLEITE, Norra Kärr, Sweden
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Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Long Waves Picture (365nm)
CATAPLEITE, Norra Kärr, Sweden
; UVLW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
CATAPLEITE, Norra Kärr, Sweden
; UVSW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
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:
Most Common Activator: n[TiO6] cluster
Other activators: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities ,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
(UO2)2+ : 499, 521, 544, 570, 597nm
Very large band with max at 550 nm (Gorobets)
Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
Comments on activators and spectra:
Blue luminescence in catapleite due to TiO6 (Gaft);
Green luminescence due to Uranyl impurities (Typical spectrum);
Cathodoluminescence: light-blue;
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping, Småland, Sweden;
- Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada;
- Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia (only colorless xls are fluorescent SW green);
(*)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 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 ,
- Mt St Hilaire Website: http://www.saint-hilaire.ca ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
- MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, History, Geology, Mineralogy, Laszlo HORVATH, The Canadian Mineralogist, Special Publication 14, 2019
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Catapleiite
http://webmineral.com/data/Catapleiite.shtml
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