Florencite-(Ce) CL spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020

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Measurement details

Description CL spectrum of Florencite-(Ce) 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 Florencite-(Ce) [ CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 ]
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 20 keV electron beam
Beam current 69.95 nA
Probe diameter 2 μm
Acquisition time 1.39743 s
Channel count 1024
Wavelength range 348.233 … 730.123 nm
Intensity range -1.72 … 2111 counts
Integral 394476 counts
Related measurement Florencite-(Ce) EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020 (co-measured)
Lines Sm3+ 2.09357 eV (100%), 2.22077 eV (75.3%), 2.20972 eV (47.7%), 2.1971 eV (18.9%), Unspecified 2 — 2.4 eV (74.5%)

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 Florencite-(Ce) [ CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ce 1 3.85 27.3
Al 3 11.5 15.8
P 2 7.69 12.1
O 14 53.8 43.7
H 6 23.1 1.18

Measurement image

CL spectrum of Florencite-(Ce) from the Tista River, Bangladesh