Albite CL spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020
Measurement spectrum
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Measurement details
| Description | CL spectrum of Albite 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 | Albite [ NaAlSi3O8 ] |
| 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 | 248.6 s |
| Channel count | 1024 |
| Wavelength range | 199.467 … 970.586 nm |
| Intensity range | -1.31 … 17.7 counts |
| Integral | 7875.84 counts |
| Related measurement | Albite EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020 (co-measured) |
| Lines | Al-O- -Al 2.4 — 3.3 eV (100%), Fe 1.702 eV (69%), Unspecified 4.306 eV (85%) |
Specimen details
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
| Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na | 1 | 7.69 | 8.77 |
| Al | 1 | 7.69 | 10.3 |
| Si | 3 | 23.1 | 32.1 |
| O | 8 | 61.5 | 48.8 |
Measurement image
CL spectrum of Albite from the Tista River, Bangladesh
© (C) 2018 CSIRO Mineral Resources