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Swedenborgite

Number of references: 4

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Luminescence

Fluorescence

Shortwave: Blue [2], Yellow [1]
Longwave: Red [1]

Phosphorescence/Afterglow

None reported

Activators

Peak Excitation Activator Color Locality
410nm (Δ=90nm, τ=4.5us) 266nm (T=300K) Sb3+ ? Violet Långban Mine
410nm (Δ=90nm, τ=135us) 266nm (T=100K) Sb3+ ? Violet Långban Mine

Localities

Sweden
    Värmland County
        Filipstad
            Långban Ore District
                Långban Mine
                    SW-Blue [2], SW-Yellow [1], LW-Red [1]

References

Michael Gaft, H. Yeates, Lev Nagli. "Laser-induced time-resolved luminescence of natural margarosanite Pb(Ca,Mn)2Si3O9, swedenborgite NaBe4SbO7 and walstromite BaCa2Si3O9." European Journal of Mineralogy, 25(1):71-77, 2013. 10.1127/0935-1221/2013/0025-2260

Dan Holtstam. "Langban: the mines, theis minerals, geology and explorers." Excalibur Mineral Company, 1999. ISBN: 9789187214882