Halurgite PL/XL measurement, x-ray beam, 77K, Gaft et al. 1979; 1981

Measurement details

Reference Gaft M.L., Gorobets B.S. and Malinko S.V. Typochemical peculiarities of luminescence of rare earth elements in calcium borosilicates. - Dokladi Akademii Nauk SSSR. - 1979. - V. 244. - No. 5. - P. 171-174. ; Gaft M.L., Gorobets B.S. and Malinko S.V. On the possibilities of luminescence identification of minerals of boron in rocks. - In: New Data on Minerals. - Moscow: Nauka. - 1981. - No. 29. - P. 36-48.
Material Halurgite [ Mg4[B8O13(OH)2]2·7H2O ]
Specimen temperature 77K
Technique X-ray photoluminescence
Probe X-ray beam
Lines Mn2+ 510 nm, O 380 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Halurgite [ Mg4[B8O13(OH)2]2·7H2O ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Mg 4 5.33 11
B 16 21.3 19.6
O 37 49.3 67.2
H 18 24 2.06