Site selective spectroscopy has been used to detect the different Nd3 centers in the La1-xNdxBGeO5 system as Nd concentration level is incr
eased from 0.2 to 10 at%. For the highest concentration the presence o
f two Nd3+ centers with very different crystal field was detected. Bot
h types of centers are correlated with the two polymorphic phase, LaBG
eO5 and NdBGeO5, with a different space group which coexist in the hos
t for these high doping level.