Cassiterite CL/SEM measurement, e- beam, Hall & Ribbe 1971
Measurement details
| Reference | Hall & Ribbe 1971 Hall M. R. & Ribbe P. H. (1971). An electron microprobe study of luminescence centers in cassiterite. Americal Mineralogist. 56(1-2), 31-45. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/56/1-2/31/540812/An-electron-microprobe-study-of-luminescence |
| Material | Cassiterite [ SnO2 ] |
| Technique | Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) |
| Instrument | ARL model EMX-SM |
| Probe | Electron beam |
| Beam current | 500 nA |
| Probe diameter | 300 μm |
| Det. technology | Photomultiplier with interference filter |
| Lines | Ti 565 nm, W 440 nm |
Composition
| Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sn | 1 | 33.3 | 78.8 |
| O | 2 | 66.7 | 21.2 |