JOHNBAUMITE
Chemical Formula: Ca5(AsO4)3(OH,F)
Familly: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Status: IMA-A
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Short Waves (254 nm): | Dark Orange /Tawn | Weak | | | | | |
Other colors SW: | Yellow , Orangy yellow , Orange , Green , Purple pink , |
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
The arsenate analogue of Hydroxylapatite. The OH analogue of Turneaurite.
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Parker Shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (yellow SW);
- Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (orange SW);
- Solongo B deposit, Vitim Plateau, Buriatia Republic (Buryatia), Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia (weak orange SW);
- Jakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark district, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden (pink-violet SW);
- Langban, Varmland Province, Sweden (?) (Johnbaumite is not supposed to have been found in Langban);
(*)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:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Johnbaumite
http://webmineral.com/data/Johnbaumite.shtml
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