Titanite CL spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020

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Measurement details

Description CL spectrum of Titanite from the Tista River, Bangladesh
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 2018-04-14
Material Titanite [ CaTiSiO5 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 20 keV electron beam
Beam current 69.64 nA
Probe diameter 2 μm
Detector name OceanOptics QEPRO
Det. technology CCD, Si, Peltier cooled
Acquisition time 522.9 s
Channel count 1024
Energy range 1.27642 … 6.21094 eV
Intensity range 100 (normalised intensity)
Related measurement Titanite EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020 (co-measured)
Lines Nd3+ 1.329 eV (37.1%), 1.452 eV (16.2%), 1.424 eV (18%), 1.344 eV (30.9%), 1.371 eV (43%), 1.384 eV (93.2%), 1.41 eV (37%), Sm3+ 2.069 eV (34.8%), Ti-O 2.264 eV (100%)

Specimen details

Name Tista 2020 D4 Shaker
Owner CSIRO
Locality Teesta River, Bangladesh
Type Mineral concentrate
Form Polished section, epoxy mount
Other measurements CL

EDS

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

Nominal composition of Titanite [ CaTiSiO5 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ca 1 12.5 20.4
Ti 1 12.5 24.4
Si 1 12.5 14.3
O 5 62.5 40.8

Measurement image

CL spectrum of Titanite from the Tista River, Bangladesh