Database of luminescent Minerals


SHORTITE


Chemical Formula: Na2Ca2(CO3)3

Familly: Carbonates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal System: Orthorhombic

Mineral for Display: No


Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Waves (365nm):      Yellow Strong
Short Waves (254 nm):      Orange Medium
Other colors SW:               
Orangy yellow , Orange , Tawn ,
 

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


UV Type Color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Wave (365nm): Blue
Short Waves (254 nm): Blue
 

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


Most Common Activator: Dy3+

Other activators:            Sm3+ , Tb3+ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Tb3+ : 548nm

Dy3+ : 490, 580, 660, 720nm

Sm3+  : 598, 605,645nm

(All repl. Ca2+)

No spectrum for the moment

Comments on activators and spectra:


Shortite was studied by steady-state luminescence spectroscopy and luminescence of trivalent REE, such as Gd, Dy, Sm and Tb was found (Gorobets and Rogojine 2001).
Excitation by CW laser with 532 and 780 nm revealed narrow luminescence lines possibly belonging to Nd3+ and two luminescence bands peaking at 650 and 705 nm 


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=Shortite

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

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