Database of luminescent Minerals

KAMOTOITE-(Y)

Chemical Formula: Y₂U₄⁺⁶(CO₃)₃O₁₂ 14,5H₂O

Familly: Carbonates

Status: IMA-A

Crystal System: Monoclinic

Mineral for Display: No

Luminescence:

Daylight Picture

Kamotoite-(Y) de Kamoto-Est, Katanga, R.D. du Congo;
Daylight
Photo and Copyright: G. Barmarin
Col.: L. Vandenberghe

Short Waves Pictures (254nm)

Kamotoite-(Y) de Kamoto-Est, Katanga, R.D. du Congo;
SW (254nm)
Photo and Copyright: G. Barmarin
Col.: L. Vandenberghe

Galerie de photos:

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Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:

Most Common Activator: (UO₂)²⁺ (Uranyl ion) intrinsic

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

(UO₂)²⁺ : 519, 535nm

Best Locality for luminescence(*):

• Kamoto East mine, Shaba province, Congo;

(*)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 ,
• Uranium minerals Website: http://www.uraniumminerals.com ,
• Introduction to radioactive minerals, Robert Lauf, Schiffer Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7643-2912-8 ,

Mineralogical Reference on internet:

  http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Kamotoite-(y)

  http://webmineral.com/data/Kamotoite-(y).shtml

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