Adularia PL/XL measurement, 5 kV x-ray beam, Correcher and García-Guinea 2001

Measurement details

Reference Correcher and García-Guinea 2001
Correcher V. and García-Guinea J. (2001). On the luminescence properties of adularia feldspar. Journal of Luminescence, 93, pp303–312
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-2313(01)00201-0
Material Adularia [ KAlSi3O8 ]
Analysis technique X-ray photoluminescence
Probe X-ray beam
Tube voltage 5 kV
Anode current 5 mA
Lines Al-O- -Al 433 nm (20.9%), {{linesearch:e1f9d6b9-14c5-4b68-b62f-dd431eb476d8|Defect}}: 298 nm (10.2%), {{linesearch:45f0bb3c-8286-4f05-9ee2-2dbeb38785e3|Fe3+}}: 691 nm (10.7%), {{linesearch:c8ea806a-6633-4771-bc3b-c9e4587f7dde|Lattice defect}}: 363 nm (10.7%), {{linesearch:55ad2e10-738d-4524-9ea8-e04f0afced5c|Mn2+}}: 551 nm (7.3%), {{linesearch:1e01196e-ceb7-4467-8629-dcb9104fa7f4|Ti4+}}: 476 nm (40.1%)

Specimen details

Name ASGS adularia
Owner MNCN
Locality Saint-Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Other measurements Adularia CL measurement, 10 keV e- beam, Correcher and García-Guinea 2001

Composition

Composition of Adularia in specimen "ASGS adularia" [MNCN].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Na 0.09 0.692 0.747
K 0.91 7 12.9
Al 1 7.69 9.74
Si 3 23.1 30.4
O 8 61.5 46.2
Total 13 100 100