Apatite (var. lunar) CL spectrum, 15 keV e- beam, CSIRO/WUStL Apollo 12 (2019)

Measurement spectrum

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Measurement details

Description CL spectrum of Apatite (var. lunar), from Apollo 12 mission
Reference Otherwise unpublished work by CSIRO & WUStL, Apollo 12, AMAS XV. Feb 2019
https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/
Date measured 2019-02-21
Material Apatite (var. lunar) [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl) ]
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 15 keV electron beam
Beam current 39.68 nA
Probe diameter 1 μm
Acquisition time 36.6922 s
Channel count 1024
Wavelength range 199.467 … 970.586 nm
Intensity range -309 … 7954 counts
Integral 2.4754×106 counts

Specimen image

Clustered phase map of Apollo 12032-366-19x specimen, from Ocean of Storms, 3.01239°S 23.42157°W, The Moon

© (C) 2019 CSIRO Mineral Resources


Composition

Nominal composition of Apatite (var.lunar) [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
H ~0.3333 ~1.563 ~0.06599
Ca 5 23.4 39.4
P 3 14.1 18.3
O ~12.33 ~57.81 ~38.75
F ~0.3333 ~1.563 ~1.244
Cl ~0.3333 ~1.563 ~2.321