DOYLEITE
Chemical Formula: Al(OH)3
Status: IMA-A
Mineral for Display: No
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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Short Waves (254 nm): | Green | Strong | | | | | |
Phosphorescence (in the common meaning of the term) seen by naked eye:
No Data
Comments:
Polymorphe of Gibbsite.
Doyleite from Francon Quarry in Mt st Hilaire is inert to LW and SW UV.
Main Activator(s) and spectrum:
No data
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Baoshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (2006, intense SW, weaker LW,associated with gibbsite);
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
- Luminescenza nel regno minerale, Guido Mazzoleni, fotografia Roberto Appiani, Libri Sandit, 2010, ISBN 978-88-95990-63-7 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Doyleite
http://webmineral.com/data/Doyleite.shtml
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