GAIDONNAYITE
Chemical Formula: Na2ZrSi3O9 2H2O
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-A
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Long Waves (365nm): | Green | | | Mid waves (320 nm): | Green | | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Green | | | | | | |
Other colors MW: | Orange Red , Red , |
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities
No spectrum for the moment
Comments on activators and spectra:
Cathodoluminescence: faint light-blue.
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada;
- Bronnebukta on Siktesoya, Langesundfjord, Larvik Plutonic Complex, Norway;
- Vardasen Quarry, Larvik, Langesundfjord, Larvik Plutonic Complex, Norway;
- Ostkogen Quarry, Tvedalen, Langesundfjord, Larvik Plutonic Complex, Norway;
- Shomiokitovoe pegmatite, Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia (SW strong green);
- Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, 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 ,
- The World of Fluorescent Minerals, Stuart Schneider, Schiffer Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7643-2544-2 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
- The Langesundsfjord: history, geology, pegmatites, minerals, Alf Olav Larsen, Bode Verlag Gmbh, 2010 ISBN 978-3-925094-97-2.
Images:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Gaidonnayite
http://webmineral.com/data/Gaidonnayite.shtml
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