Periclase [ MgO ]
Images of Periclase
Material properties
| Formula | MgO |
| Abbreviation | Per |
| Classifications | Periclase (group), Magnesium oxide |
| Luminescence emitters | Cr, F center, Fe, Intrinsic, Lattice defect, Mn, Phonon-assisted, Unspecified, V, Zero phonon |
| Spectra | Luminescence (2) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1841 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Crystal symmetry | Cubic, Point group m3m, Space group Fm3m (#225) |
| Tags | Mineral, Simple oxide |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Mg | 1 |
| O | 1 |
| Total: | 2 |
References for Periclase
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernandez & Llopis 1988 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Götze 2000b | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Karakus 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Karakus et al. 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moore & Karakus 1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2016 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vu et al. 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Periclase
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