Database of luminescent Minerals


ANORTHOCLASE


Chemical Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8

Familly: Silicates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal System: Triclinic

Mineral for Display: No


Luminescence:


UV Type Main color Intensity Observation Frequency
Long Waves (365nm):      Orange
Mid waves (320 nm):      Violet
Short Waves (254 nm):      Yellowish White
Other colors MW:     
Violet ,
Other colors SW:          
Red , Blue ,
 

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


No Data

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


Most Common Activator: Fe3+

Other activators:            Cr3+ , Eu2+ , Ce3+ , Eu3+ ,

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Fe3+: broad bands peaking at 716nm (110nm half-width)
Cr3+(?): broad bands peaking at 785nm
Eu2+: broad band at 403nm (40nm half-width)
Ce3+: broad bands peaking at 335nm
Eu3+: 404nm


Spectrum: Michael Gaft, Petah Tikva, Israel. Plot: Institute of Mineralogy, University of Vienna, Austria, with permission of the authors.

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Comments on activators and spectra:


Also broad bands peaking at 335 (Ce3+), 404 nm (Eu3+) (Gaft)


Best Locality for luminescence(*):


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


Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:



Mineralogical Reference on internet:


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

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

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