Database of luminescent Minerals


SMITHSONITE


Chemical Formula: ZnCO3

Familly: Carbonates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal System: Rhomboedric

Mineral for Display: No


Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Waves (365nm):      Yellowish White
Short Waves (254 nm):      Red
Other colors LW:     
White ,
Other colors SW:                         
Red , Violet red , Green , Blue , Violet ,

Daylight Picture


SMITHSONITE;
Photo and Copyright: James Hamblen
Site of the author
Used with permission of the author

Short Waves Pictures (254nm)


SMITHSONITE;
UVSW
Photo and Copyright: James Hamblen
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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: Mn2+

Other activators:            Organic impurities ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Mn2+? replacing Zn2+: peak at 500nm

No spectrum for the moment

Comments on activators and spectra:


Smithsonite has been studied by steady-state luminescence spectroscopy and evidently Mn2+ was found (Gorobets and Rogojine 2001).

Excitation by CW laser with 532 nm revealed one band peaking at 680 nm which is different from green emission previously ascribed to Mn2+. (Gaft)


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=Smithsonite

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

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