Esperite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Esperite [ PbCa₂(ZnSiO₄)₃ ]

Images of Esperite

Photograph of a specimen of esperite, calcite and willemite, from Franklin, New Jersey. Size: 8cm.

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

Esperite with seperite from Franklin, Sussex Co., NJ, USA

Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of esperite (yellow), calcite (red) and willemite (green), from Franklin, New Jersey. Size: 8cm.

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

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of esperite (yellow), calcite (red) and willemite (green), from Franklin, New Jersey. Size: 8cm.

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

Photograph of a specimen of esperite, calcite and willemite, from Franklin, New Jersey. Size: 8cm

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

Photo of a specimen of esperite, from Franklin, New Jersey

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

Image of PL/Laser spectrum of Esperite

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of esperite, from Franklin, New Jersey

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

Image of PL/Laser spectrum of Esperite

Material properties

Formula	PbCa₂(ZnSiO₄)₃
Abbreviation	Epr
Classification	Minerals containing SiO4
Luminescence emitters	Ce, Dy, Mn, Sm
Spectra	Luminescence (2)
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1964-027)
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	12
Si	3
Ca	2
Pb	1
Zn	3
Total:	21

References for Esperite

Gaft et al. 2005

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Gorobets and Rogojine 2002

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Specimens of Esperite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image
Esperite (#1, Franklin, NJ)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Esperite	Esperite (#1, Franklin, NJ) Photo of a specimen of esperite, from Franklin, New Jersey Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.
Esperite-Calcite-Willemite (#2, Franklin, NJ)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Calcite, Esperite, Willemite	Esperite-Calcite-Willemite (#2, Franklin, NJ) Photograph of a specimen of esperite, calcite and willemite, from Franklin, New Jersey. Size: 8cm. Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.