Chemical Formula: CaMgB6O8(OH)6 3H2O
Familly: Borates
Status: IMA-GP
Mineral for Display: No
UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Long Waves (365nm): | Yellowish White | Short Waves (254 nm): | Bluish White |
Other colors LW: | Bluish White , Pink , | ||
Other colors SW: | Bluish White , Pink , |
Daylight Picture
HYDROBORACITE sur COLEMANITE, Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç,
Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey;
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Long Waves Picture (365nm)
HYDROBORACITE sur COLEMANITE, Bigadiç, Turkey;
UVLW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
HYDROBORACITE sur COLEMANITE, Bigadiç, Turkey;
UVSW
Col. G.Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin
Some fluo possibly due to alteration;
Most Common Activator:
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Broad band with events at: 530, 568, 601, 650nm
Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Hydroboracite
http://webmineral.com/data/Hydroboracite.shtml
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