Apatite CL spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020

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Measurement details

Description CL spectrum of Apatite 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 2018-04-14
Material Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl) ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 20 keV electron beam
Beam current 69.64 nA
Probe diameter 2 μm
Detector name OceanOptics QEPRO
Det. technology CCD, Si, Peltier cooled
Acquisition time 2225.6 s
Channel count 1024
Wavelength range 199.467 … 970.586 nm
Intensity range -1.15 … 130 counts
Integral 20088.3 counts
Related measurement Apatite EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020 (co-measured)
Lines Ce3+ 3.52 eV (35.3745%), Dy3+ 2.15479 eV (100%), Nd3+ 1.42435 eV (20.0489%), 1.40632 eV (18.8248%), 1.37385 eV (15.0477%), REE3+ 2.57067 eV (32.5252%)

Specimen details

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

EDS

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

Nominal composition of Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
H 0.118 1.66 0.07
Ca 1.667 23.42 39.36
P 1 14.05 18.25
O 4.112 57.76 38.76
F 0.111 1.56 1.24
Cl 0.111 1.56 2.32

Measurement image

CL spectrum of Apatite from the Tista River, Bangladesh

© (C) 2018 CSIRO Mineral Resources