Luminescence, fluorescence and phosphorescence of minerals

SCHROECKINGERITE

Chemical Formula: NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F 10H₂O

Familly: Carbonates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal System: Triclinic

Mineral for Display: No

Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonymes etc.): dakeite, neogastunite,

Luminescence:

UV Type	Main color	Intensity	Observation Frequency

Long Waves (365nm):	Bluish Green	Strong	Always
Short Waves (254 nm):	Bluish Green	Strong	Always

Daylight Picture

SCHROECKINGERITE,
Red Desert, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming., USA
Photo and Copyright: Christopher J. Stefano, Michigan, USA
Used with permission of the author

Long Waves Picture (365nm)

SCHROECKINGERITE UVLW,
Red Desert, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming., USA
Photo and Copyright: Christopher J. Stefano, Michigan, USA
Used with permission of the author

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

No Data

Comments:

Old name: Dakeite;

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:

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

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

465nm, 483nm, 504nm, 526nm, 550nm, 577nm, 608nm, 641nm, 676nm, 713nm

SCHROECKINGERITE, Excitation: laser 405nm. Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin

Comments on activators and spectra:

Lifetime: 125μs @505nm;

Best Locality for luminescence(*):

Hillside mine, Yavapai county, Arizona, USA;
Svornost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic;
Isolagrande Mine, Isolagrande, Murialdo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy;

(*)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 ,

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Database of luminescent Minerals