Database of luminescent Minerals


QUARTZ


Chemical Formula: SiO2

Familly: Oxides and hydroxides

Status: IMA-A

Crystal System: Rhomboedric

Mineral for Display: Yes

Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonymes etc.):  agateamethystchalcedonyherkimer diamondJasperonyx

Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Waves (365nm):      Yellow Rarely
Mid waves (320 nm):      Yellow Very rarely
Short Waves (254 nm):      Yellow Very rarely
Other colors LW:               
Bluish White , Orangy yellow , Greenish Yellow ,
Other colors MW:               
Bluish White , Orangy yellow , Greenish Yellow ,
Other colors SW:                    
Bluish White , Orangy yellow , Red , Greenish Yellow ,

Long Waves Picture (365nm)


OL (365 nm). Col. G. Barmarin; Photo: G. Barmarin

 

Galerie de photos:

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


UV Type Color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Wave (365nm): White Very weak
Mid Waves (320 nm): White Very weak
Short Waves (254 nm): White Very weak
 

Triboluminescence: Yes

Thermoluminescence: Yes


Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities

Other activators:            Organic impurities , Fe3+ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Fe3+ : 680 nm (Gorobets)

Oil inclusions : 437, 489, 512, 546, 601nm

Quartz from La Sassa, Italy: 500, 520, 555, 595, 666nm


Quartz with "Oil Inclusions".
Excitation: led 370nm. Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin

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Comments on activators and spectra:


Cathodoluminescence: blue or yellow.


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=Quartz

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

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