Calcite CL measurement, Richter <i>et al.</i> 2003

Calcite CL measurement, Richter et al. 2003

Reference	Richter et al. 2003 Richter D. K., Götte T., Götze J. & Neuser R. D. (2003). Progress in application of cathodoluminescence (CL) in sedimentary petrology. Mineralogy and Petrology, 79(3-4), 127-166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-003-0237-4
Material	Calcite [ CaCO₃ ] Fluorescence and birefringence of 445 nm laser in calcite crystal © Photo by Jan Pavelka (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
Specimen temperature	Ambient
Technique	Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Line	Mn²⁺ 612 nm

Nominal composition of Calcite [ CaCO₃ ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Ca	1	20	40
C	1	20	12
O	3	60	48