Chemical Formula: CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Familly: Phosphates, Arseniates, Vanadates
Status: IMA-GP
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Mineral for Display: No
Associated names (luminescent varieties, discredited names, synonymes etc.): cupro austinite,UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Long Waves (365nm): | Greenish white | Short Waves (254 nm): | Green |
Daylight Picture
Austinite, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, USA.
Photo and Copyright: Gérard Barmarin.
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
Austinite UVSW, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, USA.
Photo and Copyright: Gérard Barmarin.
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Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
UO22+ : 502, 521, 545nm
Austinite UVSW, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, USA.
Excitation: UVSW 254nm (Superbright). Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
Typical spectrum from Uranyl impurities.
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Austinite
http://webmineral.com/data/Austinite.shtml
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