Database of luminescent Minerals


USSINGITE


Chemical Formula: Na2AlSi3O8(OH)

Familly: Silicates

Status: IMA-GP

Mineral for Display: No


Luminescence:


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:

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


No Data

Main Activator(s) and spectrum:


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


Comments on activators and spectra:


Typical spectrum of Uranyl impurities.


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=Ussingite

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

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