Bytownite EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020
Measurement spectrum
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Measurement details
| Description | EDS spectrum of Bytownite |
| 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 | 2018-05-01 |
| Material | Bytownite [ (Ca, Na)(Si, Al)4O8 ] |
| Analysis technique | Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDS) |
| Instrument | JEOL 8500F |
| Probe | 20 keV electron beam |
| Beam current | 69.64 nA |
| Probe diameter | 2 μm |
| Detector name | 2× Bruker XFLASH |
| Det. technology | Silicon drift detector (SDD) |
| Real time | 46.3136 s |
| Live time | 28.8425 s |
| Dead time | 37.7235 % |
| Channel count | 4096 |
| Energy range | -477.548 … 19984.5 eV |
| Gain | 4.99684 eV/channel |
| Intensity range | 1.495×105 counts |
| Integral | 9.9559×106 counts |
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 | 0.216 | 1.35 | 1.45 |
| Ca | 1 | 6.25 | 11.7 |
| Ti | 0.004795 | 0.02994 | 0.067 |
| Fe | 0.002638 | 0.01647 | 0.043 |
| Al | 2.27 | 14.2 | 17.9 |
| Si | 2.65 | 16.5 | 21.7 |
| O | 9.87 | 61.6 | 46.1 |