Apatite CL/OM measurement, Kempe & Götze 2002

Measurement details

Reference Kempe & Götze 2002
Kempe U. & Götze J. (2002). Cathodoluminescence (CL) behaviour and crystal chemistry of apatite from rare-metal deposits. Mineralogical Magazine, 66(1), 151-172. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1180/0026461026610019
Material Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl) ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using an optical microscope
Line Nd3+ 870 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
H 0.118 1.66 0.07
Ca 1.667 23.42 39.36
P 1 14.05 18.25
O 4.112 57.76 38.76
F 0.111 1.56 1.24
Cl 0.111 1.56 2.32