Database of luminescent Minerals


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
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(*):


(*)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=Norbergite

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

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