Database of luminescent Minerals
CHABAZITE-Ca
Chemical Formula: (Ca0,5,K,Na)4[Al4Si8O24] 12H2O
Familly: Silicates
Status:
Crystal System: Triclinic
Mineral for Display: No
Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonymes etc.): phacolite,Luminescence:
| UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Waves (365nm): | Green | Strong | Rarely | Short Waves (254 nm): | Green | Strong | Rarely |
| Other colors LW: | Bluish White , Yellowish White , Greenish white , | ||
| Other colors SW: | Bluish White , Yellowish White , Orange , Pink , Greenish white , | ||
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
Sometimes green fluo due to uranium impurities, sometimes yellow orange or yellowish white. Also pink SW and Blue white LW (Paterson, USA)
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities
Other activators: Organic impurities ,
No spectrum for the momentBest Locality for luminescence(*):
- Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic county, New Jersey, USA (green SW+LW);
- Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland;
- Franklin, New jersey, USA;
- Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada (fluo green);
- Vadrec da l'Albigna, Albigna Valley, Bregaglia Valley (Bergell), Grischun (Grisons), Switzerland (SW strong 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 ,
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Chabazite-ca
http://webmineral.com/data/Chabazite-ca.shtml
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