Sakhaite PL/XL measurement, x-ray beam, 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 Sakhaite [ Ca48Mg16(BO3)32(CO3)16·2(H2O, HCl) ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique X-ray photoluminescence
Probe X-ray beam
Line O 433 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Sakhaite [ Ca48Mg16(BO3)32(CO3)16·2(H2O,HCl) ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ca 3 17.6 36.6
Mg 1 5.85 7.4
B 2 11.7 6.58
O 9.36 54.8 45.6
C 1 5.85 3.65
H 0.72 4.22 0.221