Hardystonite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Hardystonite [ Ca₂ZnSi₂O₇ ]

Images of Hardystonite

Image of PL/Laser spectrum of Hardystonite

UV fluorescence image of hardystonite (blue), with clinohedrite (orange), calcite (red), and willemite (green), from Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Image of PL/Laser spectrum of Hardystonite

Photograph of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ.

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 11cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Image of PL/Laser spectrum of Hardystonite

Image of PL/Laser spectrum of Hardystonite

Photograph of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 11cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Material properties

Formula	Ca₂ZnSi₂O₇
Abbreviation	Hdy
Luminescence emitters	Ce, Dy, Mn, Pb
Spectra	Luminescence (4)
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1899
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Silicate

Composition

Element	Atoms
O	7
Si	2
Ca	2
Zn	1
Total:	12

References for Hardystonite

Gaft et al. 2005

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Specimens of Hardystonite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image
Clinohedrite-Hardystonite-Willemite (Franklin, NJ)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Clinohedrite, Hardystonite, Willemite	Clinohedrite-Hardystonite-Willemite (Franklin, NJ) Photograph of a specimen of clinohedrite, hardystonite and willemite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 11cm Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.