Willemite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, fluorite and willemite, from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona. Specimen size: 14mm

UV luminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), fluorite (blue) and willemite (green) from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona. Size: 14cm

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

CL/SEM spectrum of Willemite

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), willemite (green) and franklinite (black), from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 5cm

Shortwave UV luminescence image of specimen of calcite (red) with willemite (green) and franklinite (non-luminescent), from Franklin, New Jersey. Specimen size: 11cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), willemite (green) and franklinite (black), from Franklin, NJ.

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

Photograph of a specimen of calcite (white) with willemite (brown) and franklinite (black), from Franklin, New Jersey. Specimen size: 11cm

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

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

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, willemite and franklinite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 5cm

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, willemite and franklinite, from Franklin, NJ.

Fluorescence image of willemite (green), from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Size: 10.8 x 8.8 x 5.9 cm

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, fluorite and willemite, from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona. Specimen size:14 cm

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

UV luminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), fluorite (blue) and willemite (green), from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona.

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

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

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

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

Formula	Zn₂SiO₄
Abbreviation	Wlm
Classification	Phenakite (group)
Luminescence emitters	Mn, Pb
Spectra	Luminescence (3)
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1830
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Crystal symmetry	Trigonal, Point group 3, Space group R3 (#148)
Tags	Mineral, Silicate

Element	Atoms
Zn	2
Si	1
O	4
Total:	7

Reference	Lines	Spectra	Images
Bhalla & White 1970	1	0	0
Bhalla & White 1972	1	0	0
Gaft et al. 2005	2	2	0
Hamblen 2003	0	0	19
CSIRO CL spectra 2011	1	1	1

Willemite

Images

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, fluorite and willemite, from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona. Specimen size: 14mm

UV luminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), fluorite (blue) and willemite (green) from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona. Size: 14cm

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

CL/SEM spectrum of Willemite

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), willemite (green) and franklinite (black), from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 5cm

Shortwave UV luminescence image of specimen of calcite (red) with willemite (green) and franklinite (non-luminescent), from Franklin, New Jersey. Specimen size: 11cm

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), willemite (green) and franklinite (black), from Franklin, NJ.

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

Photograph of a specimen of calcite (white) with willemite (brown) and franklinite (black), from Franklin, New Jersey. Specimen size: 11cm

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

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

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, willemite and franklinite, from Franklin, NJ. Specimen size: 5cm

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, willemite and franklinite, from Franklin, NJ.

Fluorescence image of willemite (green), from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Size: 10.8 x 8.8 x 5.9 cm

Photograph of a specimen of calcite, fluorite and willemite, from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona. Specimen size:14 cm

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

UV luminescence image of a specimen of calcite (red), fluorite (blue) and willemite (green), from Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona.

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

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

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

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

Properties

Composition

References