Apatite CL/SEM measurement, e- beam, Roeder et al. 1987
Measurement details
| Reference | Roeder et al. 1987 Roeder P. L., Macarthur D., Ma X. P., Palmer G. R. & Mariano A. N. (1987). Cathodoluminescence and Microprobe Study of Rare-Earth Elements in Apatite. American Mineralogist, 72(7-8), 801-811. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/72/7-8/801/104985 |
| Material | Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl) ] |
| Specimen temperature | Ambient |
| Analysis technique | Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) |
| Probe | Electron beam |
| Lines | Dy3+ 568 nm, 480 nm, {{linesearch:ff3ebfc4-745d-4e6e-b34e-4a4cf71458ca|Eu3+}}: 615 nm, 585 nm, 645 nm, 690 nm, {{linesearch:a95ae53d-71e0-4f7e-aa10-94763e585063|Mn2+}}: 560 nm, {{linesearch:d0da95c3-e562-4551-b863-e19815c658f8|Sm3+}}: 595 nm, {{linesearch:cae99965-9684-4985-8e8d-96d8b57c01fe|Tb3+}}: 540 nm |
Composition
| Element | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1.66 | 0.07 |
| Ca | 23.42 | 39.36 |
| P | 14.05 | 18.25 |
| O | 57.76 | 38.76 |
| F | 1.56 | 1.24 |
| Cl | 1.56 | 2.32 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
