FOSHAGITE
Chemical Formula: Ca4Si3O9(OH)2
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal System: Triclinic
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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| | | |
Long Waves (365nm): | Yellowish White | | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Yellowish White | | | | | | |
Other colors LW: | Bluish White , Greenish white , |
Other colors SW: | Bluish White , |
Daylight Picture
Foshagite, Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside Co, Ca, USA;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Long Waves Picture (365nm)
Foshagite, Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside Co, Ca, USA;
UVLW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
Foshagite, Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside Co, Ca, USA;
UVSW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Crestmore Quarry, Cretmore, Riverside Co, California, USA (yellowish-white, bluish-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 ,
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Foshagite
http://webmineral.com/data/Foshagite.shtml
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