Andesine EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020
Measurement spectrum
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Measurement details
| Description | EDS spectrum of Andesine |
| 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 | 2018-05-01 |
| Material | Andesine [ (Na, Ca)(Si, Al)4O8 ] |
| Analysis technique | Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDS) |
| Instrument | JEOL 8500F |
| Probe | 20 keV electron beam |
| Beam current | 69.64 nA |
| Probe diameter | 2 μm |
| Detector name | 2× Bruker XFLASH |
| Det. technology | Silicon drift detector (SDD) |
| Real time | 222.268 s |
| Live time | 138.753 s |
| Dead time | 37.574 % |
| Channel count | 4096 |
| Energy range | -477.548 … 19984.5 eV |
| Gain | 4.99684 eV/channel |
| Intensity range | 9.106×105 counts |
| Integral | 4.7824×107 counts |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na | 1 | 4.65 | 5.17 |
| Ca | 0.63 | 2.93 | 5.68 |
| Ti | 0.002973 | 0.01384 | 0.032 |
| Fe | 0.0231 | 0.107 | 0.29 |
| Al | 2.34 | 10.9 | 14.2 |
| Si | 4.26 | 19.8 | 26.9 |
| O | 13.2 | 61.6 | 47.6 |