Muscovite IL measurement, Edgington & Blair 1970

Measurement details

Reference Edgington & Blair 1970
Edgington J. A. & Blair I. M. (1970). Luminescence and thermoluminescence induced by bombardment with protons of 159 million electron volts. Science, 167(3918), 715-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3918.715
Material Muscovite [ KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Ionoluminescence (IL)
Line Unspecified 680 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Muscovite [ KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
K 1 4.76 9.82
Al 3 14.3 20.3
Si 3 14.3 21.2
O 12 57.1 48.2
H 2 9.52 0.506