manganocalcite
Chemical Formula:See CALCITE
Familly: Carbonates
Status: NON APPR
Crystal System: Rhomboedric
Mineral for Display: Yes
Luminescence:
UV Type |
Main color |
Intensity |
Observation Frequency |
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| | | |
Long Waves (365nm): | Pink | Medium | | Mid waves (320 nm): | Red | Strong | | Short Waves (254 nm): | Red | Strong | | | | | |
Other colors LW: | Red , Violet red , Violet Pink , |
Other colors SW: | Violet red , Violet Pink , Pink , |
Daylight Picture
Manganocalcite,
Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Peru;
Photo and Copyright:
Middleearthminerals.com
Used with permission of the author
Short Waves Pictures (254nm)
Manganocalcite, UVSW
Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Peru;
Photo and Copyright:
Middleearthminerals.com
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: Mn2+
Peaks in the spectrum (nm):
Broad band peaking at 620nm
Col. G. Barmarin; Spectre: G. Barmarin
Best Locality for luminescence(*):
- Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Peru;
- Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Peru;
- Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru;
- Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș Co., Romania;
- Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș Co., Romania;
- Sasar Mine, Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș Co., Romania
- Mine Krushev dol, Madan, Bulgaria;
- Trepča complex, Trepča valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, District of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo;
- Dal negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia;
- Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa;
- Manaoshan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China;
- Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China;
- Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico;
- Langban, Filipstads Kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden;
(*)Data are not exhaustive and are limited to the most important localities for fluorescence
Bibliographical Reference for luminescence:
- The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
- The World of Fluorescent Minerals, Stuart Schneider, Schiffer Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7643-2544-2 ,
Luminescence Reference on internet:
Mineralogical Reference on internet:
http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Manganocalcite
http://webmineral.com/data/Manganocalcite.shtml
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