Adularia CL measurement, 10 keV e- beam, Correcher and García-Guinea 2001

Measurement details

Reference Correcher and García-Guinea 2001
Correcher V. and García-Guinea J. (2001). On the luminescence properties of adularia feldspar. Journal of Luminescence, 93, pp303–312
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-2313(01)00201-0
Material Adularia [ KAlSi3O8 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Probe 10 keV electron beam
Beam current 400 nA
Lines Al-O- -Al 424 nm (22.2%), {{linesearch:fdd37d56-da4b-48a3-8206-04a965945a00|Defect}}: 293 nm (8.8%), {{linesearch:b54725ca-a71f-4d6c-bc2a-e59e1c6a2add|Fe3+}}: 690 nm (18.9%), {{linesearch:d014f4c3-cd3f-4d09-aa19-4b2ae996575d|Lattice defect}}: 375 nm (10%), {{linesearch:53128834-98be-4c45-9cc4-5cac25714ae5|Mn2+}}: 566 nm (8.9%), {{linesearch:6b7499f4-7921-42ab-a0b2-0a6435b8f942|Ti4+}}: 475 nm (31.1%)

Specimen details

Name ASGS adularia
Owner MNCN
Locality Saint-Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
Other measurements Adularia PL/XL measurement, 5 kV x-ray beam, Correcher and García-Guinea 2001

Composition

Composition of Adularia in specimen "ASGS adularia" [MNCN].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Na 0.09 0.692 0.747
K 0.91 7 12.9
Al 1 7.69 9.74
Si 3 23.1 30.4
O 8 61.5 46.2
Total 13 100 100