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

Nominal composition of Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) ].
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