Chemical Formula: Na2AlSi3O8(OH)
Familly: Silicates
Status: IMA-GP
Mineral for Display: No
UV Type | Main color | Intensity | Observation Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Long Waves (365nm): | Green | Weak | Short Waves (254 nm): | Green | Medium |
Daylight Picture
USSINGITE, Lovozero massif,
Kola peninsula, MurmanskajaOblast, Russia;
Copyright 2006 S. Schneider,
The World of Fluorescent Minerals,
Used with permission of the author,
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
MURMANITE, Lovozero massif,
Kola peninsula, MurmanskajaOblast, Russia;
Murmanite fluoresces green SW,
Copyright 2006 S. Schneider,
The World of Fluorescent Minerals,
Used with permission of the author,
Galerie de photos:
...To the gallery (3 images in the gallery)
Most Common Activator: (UO2)2+ (Uranyl ion) as impurities
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
(UO2)2+ : 498nm, 518nm, 539nm, 563nm
Ussingite, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Excitation: Superbright 254nm. Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
Typical spectrum of Uranyl impurities.
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Ussingite
http://webmineral.com/data/Ussingite.shtml
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