Database of luminescent Minerals

GITTINSITE

Chemical Formula: CaZrSi₂O₇

Status: IMA-A

Mineral for Display: No

Luminescence:

Daylight Picture

Rims of white Gittinsite arround Vlasovite in red eudyalite
Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township Témiscamingue Co., Québec, Canada;
Photo and Copyright: Middle Earth Minerals
http://middleearthminerals.com
Used with permission of the author

Short Waves Pictures (254nm)

Rims of white Gittinsite (SW bluish white) arround Vlasovite (SW yellow)
Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township Témiscamingue Co., Québec, Canada;
Photo and Copyright: Middle Earth Minerals
http://middleearthminerals.com
Used with permission of the author

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

Comments:

Associated with Vlasovite and Eudialyte;

Vlasovite fluoresces yellow under SWUV and the Gittensite seems to be fluorescing a slightly paler yellow or cream. The Gittensite does fluoresce under LWUV too, but not the Vlasovite. (Source: http://www.middleearthminerals.com)

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:

Best Locality for luminescence(*):

• Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township Témiscamingue Co., Québec, Canada;

(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence

Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:

Luminescence Reference on internet:

• GITTINSITE  A NEW CALCIUM ZIRCONIUM SILICATE FROM THE  KIPAWA AGPAITIC  SYENITE COMPLEX QUEBEC, by H.G. ANSELL, A.C. ROBERTS and A.G. PLANT

Mineralogical Reference on internet:

  http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Gittinsite

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

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