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Meionite Diopside & Phlogopite

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Meionite Diopside & Phlogopite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 7.5 × 3.6 cm
Weight: 
200.00gr
Description

Fluorescent Meionite ( Yellow - UV LW ) with Diopside (blue UV SW) and Phlogopite. 

Meionite belongs to the Scapolite group. Main fl activator : S2-

Other activators : Fe3+ , Eu2+ , O-2 

Photos in UV LW, SW+LW  and natural light.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Meionite

Formula: 
Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Strunz: 
9.FB.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

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