NORBERGITE
Chemical Formula: Mg3(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Long Waves (365nm): | Orangy yellow | | | Mid waves (320 nm): | Yellow | | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Yellow | Medium | | | | | |
Other colors LW: | Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , |
Other colors MW: | Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , |
Other colors SW: | Yellowish White , Pale Yellow , |
Daylight Picture
NORBERGITE in marble, Franklin Quarry
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo and Copyright: James Hamblen
Site of the author
Used with permission of the author
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
NORBERGITE in marble, Franklin Quarry
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
OC (254 nm).
Photo and Copyright: James Hamblen
Site of the author
Used with permission of the author
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: TiO6
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
TiO6 (Ti4+-Si4+) : 580 nm
No spectrum for the moment
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Skräbböle quarry, Pargas (Parainen), Southwestern Finland Region, Finland (bright yellow SW);
- Crystal Lake fluoborite occurrence, Galway Township, Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada (dull orange SW);
- York River, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada;
- Limecrest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (bright yellow SW);
- Franklin Quarry (Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (bright yellow SW);
- Fowler Quarry (Nicoll Quarry; Nicols Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
- Rhein property, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA (bright yellow SW);
- Seavey Road Quarry (Imery Marble Quarry), Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA (yellow SW);
(*)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 ,
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
Images:
- Franklin Quarry, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-151850.html
- Franklin Quarry, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-205707.html
- Limecrest Quarry, NJ, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-399221.html
- Rhein Property, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-436681.html
- Franklin Quarry, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-246133.html
- Franklin Quarry, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-246784.html
- Limecrest Quarry, NJ, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-400559.html
- Franklin, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-600177.html
- Franklin, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-515607.html
- Franklin, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-457230.html
- Sterling Mine, Franklin, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-656632.html
- Rhein property, NY, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-662208.html
- Edwards, NY, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-656011.html
- Limecrest Quarry, NJ, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-679180.html
- Limecrest Quarry, NJ, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-679203.html
- Skräbböle quarry, Finland: http://www.mindat.org/photo-536936.html
- Seavey Road Quarry, NY, USA: http://www.mindat.org/photo-527136.html
- Franklin Quarry, Franklin, NJ, USA: https://www.mindat.org/photo-524703.html
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Norbergite
http://webmineral.com/data/Norbergite.shtml
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