Kyanite CL spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020
Measurement spectrum
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Measurement details
| Description | CL spectrum of Al2SiO5 from the Tista River, Bangladesh |
| Reference | Torpy et al. 2020 Torpy, A., Wilson, N., MacRae, C., Pownceby, M., Biswas, P., Rahman, M., & Zaman, M. (2020). Deciphering the Complex Mineralogy of River Sand Deposits through Clustering and Quantification of Hyperspectral X-Ray Maps. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 26(4), 768-792 https://doi.org/10.1017/S143192762000135X |
| Date measured | 2018-04-14 |
| Material | Kyanite [ Al2SiO5 ] |
| Specimen temperature | Ambient |
| Analysis technique | Cathodoluminescence (CL) |
| Instrument | JEOL 8500F |
| Probe | 20 keV electron beam |
| Beam current | 69.64 nA |
| Probe diameter | 2 μm |
| Detector name | OceanOptics QEPRO |
| Det. technology | CCD, Si, Peltier cooled |
| Acquisition time | 674.2 s |
| Channel count | 1024 |
| Energy range | 1.27642 … 6.21094 eV |
| Intensity range | 100 (normalised intensity) |
| Related measurement | Kyanite EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020 (co-measured) |
| Lines | Cr3+ 1.624 eV (100%), 1.759 eV (21%), 1.802 eV (14.61%), Unspecified 1.416 eV (23.1%), 2.494 eV (9.44%), 1.297 eV (10.9%) |
Specimen details
Specimen image
Clustered phase map of river sands (D4 shaker), from the Tista River, Bangladesh. From Torpy et al. 2020
© (C) 2020 CSIRO Mineral Resources
Composition
| Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al | 2 | 25 | 33.3 |
| O | 5 | 62.5 | 49.4 |
| Si | 1 | 12.5 | 17.3 |
Measurement image
CL spectrum of Al2SiO5 from the Tista River, Bangladesh
© (C) 2018 CSIRO Mineral Resources