Database of luminescent Minerals


MARGAROSANITE


Chemical Formula: Pb(Ca,Mn+2)2Si3O9

Familly: Silicates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal System: Triclinic

Mineral for Display: No


Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Waves (365nm):      Violet red
Mid waves (320 nm):      Red Strong
Short Waves (254 nm):      Bluish White Strong
Other colors MW:               
Orange , Violet red , Violet Pink ,
Other colors SW:                              
Violet Pink , Greenish Blue , Blue , Violet , Violet blue , sky-blue ,

Daylight Picture


MARGAROSANITE, Franklin, New Jersey, USA
Photo and Copyright: James Horste
Used with permission of the author.

Short Waves Pictures (254nm)


MARGAROSANITE UVSW, Franklin, New Jersey, USA
Photo and Copyright: James Horste
Used with permission of the author.

 

Galerie de photos:

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


No Data

Comments:


In Jakobsberg, Sweden, wolastonite and margarosanite replace barysilite (see picture by Kjell Gatedal in bibliography)


Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


Most Common Activator: Mn2+

Other activators:            Pb2+ , Ce3+ , Nd3+ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Pb2+ : broad bands at 325nm (t= 1,2microsec.) and 450nm (t= 10,6microsec.)

Mn2+ : broad band at 635nm (t= 540microsec.) (exc. 266nm)

Mn2+ : broad band at 635nm (t= 1,2ms) (exc. 355nm)

Mn2+ : very large band at 640nm with peak at 630nm (exc. 532nm)

Nd3+ : 860, 876, 895nm (exc. 780nm)

No spectrum for the moment

Comments on activators and spectra:


Laser-induced time-resolved technique enables to detect two types of Pb2+, two types of Mn2+ and Ce3+ emission centers (Gaft et al. 2013a).

Excitation by CW laser with 532 and 780 nm revealed narrow luminescence lines possibly belonging to Nd3+ and broad luminescence band of Mn2+ 


Best Locality for luminescence(*):


(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence


Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:



Luminescence Reference on internet:



Mineralogical Reference on internet:


  http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Margarosanite

  http://webmineral.com/data/Margarosanite.shtml

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