Biotite EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020

Measurement spectrum

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Measurement details

Description EDS spectrum of Biotite, 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 2018-05-07
Material Biotite [ K(Mg, Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH, F)2 ]
Analysis technique Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDS)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 20 keV electron beam
Beam current 69.95 nA
Probe diameter 2 μm
Detector name 2× Bruker XFLASH
Takeoff angle 40°
Max. throughput 260 kcounts/s
Real time 3.91587 s
Live time 2.522 s
Dead time 35.5954 %
Channel count 4096
Energy range -477.548 … 19994.5 eV
Gain 4.99928 eV/channel
Intensity range 9797 counts
Integral 824437 counts

Specimen details

Name Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc
Owner CSIRO
Locality Teesta River, Bangladesh
Type Mineral concentrate
Form Polished section, epoxy mount
Other measurements CL

EDS

Specimen image

Image of a specimen of Zircon from Tista River, Bangladesh

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Composition

Nominal composition of Biotite [ K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
H 1.76 8.1 0.41
K 1 4.6 9.02
Mg 2.502 11.49 14.02
Fe 0.5 2.3 6.44
Al 1 4.59 6.22
Si 3.003 13.79 19.44
O 11.76 53.98 43.36
F 0.251 1.15 1.1