Cassiterite CL/SEM spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, CSIRO 2016
Measurement details
| Description | CL/SEM spectrum of Cassiterite |
| Reference | Otherwise unpublished luminescence spectra measured by the CSIRO Mineral Resources Microbeam Laboratory, Clayton https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/ |
| Material | Cassiterite [ SnO2 ] |
| Specimen temperature | Ambient |
| Technique | Cathodoluminescence (CL), using an Electron Probe Micro-Analyser (EPMA) |
| Instrument | JEOL 8500F |
| Probe | 20 keV electron beam |
| Beam current | 10 nA |
| Probe diameter | 20 μm |
| Channel count | 1024 |
| Energy range | 1.276 … 6.21118 eV |
| Intensity range | -0.224 … 727.441 counts |
| Integral | 173787 counts |
| Line | Ti 2.1771 eV (100%) |
Composition
| Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sn | 1 | 33.3 | 78.8 |
| O | 2 | 66.7 | 21.2 |
Measurement spectrum
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Measurement image
Plot of CL spectrum of cassiterite
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