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CONTENTS
Preface by Dr. Alexander Khomiakov Authors' forward Part I. Luminescent substances in Nature 1. Definitions, basic physical mechanism and schemes of luminescence 2. Global system of luminescent geospheres 2.1. Cosmos and Earth's atmosphere 2.2. Hydrosphere 2.3. Biosphere 2.4. Lithosphere 3. Luminescent geochemical anomalies in the lithosphere 4. Crystal chemistry systematization of minerals by luminescence properties 5. Luminescent properties of minerals versus their genesis 5.1. Apatite 5.2. Fluorite 5.3. Calcite 5.4. Plagioclases 5.5. Quartz 5.6. Anhydrite, celestite and barite 5.7. Datolite and danburite 5.8. Scheelite 5.9. Lithium micas 6. Applications of luminescent mineralogical analysis in the geology and technology of mineral resources 6.1. Luminescent minerals in sands (Tables) 6.2. Rubies 6.3 Apatite (grading magnetic anomalies in hunting for kimberlite bodies) 6.4. Uranyl minerals (low temperature analysis) 6.5. Scheelite - molybdocsheelite 6.6. Cassiterite 6.7. Boron minerals 6.8. Luminescent haloes of ore bodies 6.9. Luminescence sorting of minerals Part II. Spectral characteristics of luminescent minerals 1. Homoatomic minerals 2. Sulfides 3-23. Halides and oxy-compounds 3. Minerals of sodium (Na+) 4. Minerals of potassium and cesium (K+, Cs1) 5. Minerals of silver (Ag+) 6. Minerals of magnesium (Mg21) 7. Minerals of calcium (Ca2+) 8. Minerals of strontium and barium (Sr2+, Ba2+) 9. Minerals of zinc (Zn2+) 10. Minerals of manganese (Mn2+) 11. Minerals of aluminum (Al3+Vi) 12. Minerals of lanthanides, yttrium and thorium (TR3+, Y3+, Th4+) 13. Minerals of silicon (Si4+) 14. Minerals of titanium (Ti4+)
15. Minerals of zirconium (Zr4+)
16. Minerals of tin (Sn4+)
17. Minerals of vanadium (V5+)
18. Minerals of chromium (Cr6+)
19. Minerals of molybdenum and tungsten (Mo6", W6*)
20. Minerals of uranium (U6+)
21. Minerals of small-sized and large-sized cations (H+, Be2+, B3+, Pb2+)
22. Minerals with S"2 and 0"2 centers in the anion sublattice
23. Uranyl absorbing minerals
24. Minerals containing organic fluorophors
25. Cyclic hydrocarbons
Post scriptum
(some problems for the future investigation of luminescence spectra of minerals and an attempt
to estimate the confidence level of the identification of luminescent elements)
References
Alphabetical index of minerals
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