Database of luminescent Minerals
FLUOBORITE
Chemical Formula: Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Familly: Borates
Status: IMA-GP
Mineral for Display: No
Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonymes etc.): nocerite,Luminescence:
| UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Waves (365nm): | Bluish White | Short Waves (254 nm): | Bluish White |
| Other colors LW: | Yellowish White , | ||
| Other colors SW: | Yellowish White , | ||
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
May be mistaken for norbergite or chondrodite also found in the Franklin marble;
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Edison-Bodnar Quarries (Bodner Quarry), Franklin Marble, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
- Franklin Quarry (Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
- Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (900 level);
- Crystal Lake fluoborite occurrence, Galway Township, Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada (fluoborite fluo bright white SW associated with norbergite fluo dull orange);
- Palabora Mine, Palabora, South Africa;
- New method Mine, Bristol Mountains of San Bernerdino County, California, USA;
- Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA;
- Ludlow, San Bernardino Co., California, USA (weak yellowish-white SW);
- Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden;
- Crystal Lake fluoborite occurrence, Galway Township, Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada (bright white SW);
(*)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:
- Filipstad: http://www.mindat.org/photo-437427.html
- Franklin (Farber Quarry), NJ, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-155693.html
- Sterling Mine, NJ, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-506834.html
- San Bernardino Co., California, USA (weak yellowish-white SW): http://www.mindat.org/photo-148231.html
- Rudeville, New Jersey, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-456561.html
- Nordmark Odal Field, Sweden: http://www.mindat.org/photo-437427.html
Images:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Fluoborite
http://webmineral.com/data/Fluoborite.shtml
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