Chemical Formula: CaZrSi2O7
Status: IMA-A
Mineral for Display: No
UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Short Waves (254 nm): | Yellowish White | ||
Daylight Picture
Rims of white Gittinsite arround Vlasovite in red eudyalite
Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township Témiscamingue Co., Québec, Canada;
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http://middleearthminerals.com
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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
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)
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Gittinsite
http://webmineral.com/data/Gittinsite.shtml
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