EDENITE
Chemical Formula: NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(OH)2
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-A (GP)
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Short Waves (254 nm): | Bluish White | | | | | | |
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
May be confused with PARGASITE or MAGNESIOHORNBLENDE also sometime luminescent.
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: Dy3+
Other activators: Sm3+ ,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Dy3+ repl. Ca2+ : 490, 575, 660nm
Sm3+ repl. Ca2+ : 553, 557, 600, 601, 603, 609, 647nm
No spectrum for the moment
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Goosebury Dump, Franklin marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co.,New jersey, USA;
- Fowler Quarry (Nicoll Quarry; Nicols Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
- Limecrest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
- Lake Baïkal, Siberia, Russia;
(*)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 ,
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Edenite
http://webmineral.com/data/Edenite.shtml
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