STRONTIANITE
Chemical Formula: SrCO3
Familly: Carbonates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
|
| | | |
Long Waves (365nm): | Bluish White | | | Mid waves (320 nm): | Bluish White | | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Bluish White | | | | | | |
Other colors LW: | White , Pink , Greenish white , |
Other colors MW: | White , |
Other colors SW: | White , |
Daylight Picture
STRONTIANITE;
Winfield, Union Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Photo and Copyright:
Middleearthminerals.com
Used with permission of the author
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
STRONTIANITE;
Winfield, Union Co., Pennsylvania, USA
UVSW, Photo and Copyright:
Middleearthminerals.com
Used with permission of the author
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
UV Type |
Color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
Long Wave (365nm): | Greenish | | |
Short Waves (254 nm): | Greenish | | |
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
Most Common Activator: Organic impurities
Other activators: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities , Pb2+ , Eu2+ , Ce3+ , Sm3+ , Dy3+ , O-2 , Nd3+ ,
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
435, 465, 475, 495, 500nm
Very large band at 631nm
No spectrum for the moment
Comments on activators and spectra:
Strontianite has been studied by steady-state luminescence spectroscopy and trivalent REE, such as Dy, Sm, Nd and Ce, were found together with Mn2+ and uranyl (Gorobets and Rogojine 2001).
Luminescence characterized by broad bands associated with absoption of water-organic complexes (Tarashchan in Gaft).
Also possibly Pb2+ (Gaft);
O-2 (Gorobets);
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Winfield, Union Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
- Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (pink LW);
- Strontian, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK (yellowish-white LW with baryte bluish white LW);
(*)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 ,
- The World of Fluorescent Minerals, Stuart Schneider, Schiffer Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7643-2544-2 ,
- Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8 ,
- Luminescent Spectra of Minerals, Boris S. Gorobets and Alexandre A. Rogojine, Moscow, 2002 ,
- Mt St Hilaire Website: http://www.saint-hilaire.ca ,
- Handbook of Fluorescent Gems and Minerals, a practical guide for the gem and mineral collector, Jack de Ment, 1949 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
- MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, History, Geology, Mineralogy, Laszlo HORVATH, The Canadian Mineralogist, Special Publication 14, 2019
Images:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Strontianite
http://webmineral.com/data/Strontianite.shtml
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