(Ba,Sr)(3)MgSi2O8:Eu2+, Mn2+ phosphors with 430/505/660 nm tri-bands or 430/660 nm dual-bands emission were demonstrated in this work by controlling the appearence or not of green emitting intermediate phases, (Ba,Sr)(2)SiO4:Eu2+. Through varying the stoichiometric amount of SiO2 in precursor, the coexistence of green emitting intermediate phase tended to be sensitive and diversified. Laser Microzone Raman spectrum was employed to look insight into the lattice stretch and the preferential occupation sites of Ba2+ ions in Sr3MgSi2O8 lattices. The local structure and the crystal field of Eu2+ luminescent centers were found to be disturbed by distorted arrangement of cross-linked [MgO6] octahedra and [SiO4] tetrahedra. This mechanism approach provided some new insights to further understanding the adjustment strategy of green emitting intermediate phases in (Ba,Sr)(3)MgSi2O8:Eu2+, Mn2* phosphor potentially applied as red/blue dual-bands emitting or red/green/blue tri-bands emitting materials. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.