Benitoite CL/SEM spectrum, e- beam, CSIRO 2008

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Measurement details

Description CL/SEM spectrum of Benitoite
Reference Otherwise unpublished luminescence spectra measured by the CSIRO Mineral Resources Microbeam Laboratory, Clayton
https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/
Material Benitoite [ BaTiSi3O9 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using an Electron Probe Micro-Analyser (EPMA)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe Electron beam
Channel count 1044
Wavelength range 198.56 … 997.174 nm
Intensity range -3 … 8968 counts
Integral 1.5269×106 counts
Line TiO6 2.752 eV (100%)

Specimen image

BSE image of Benitoite [BaTiSi3O9] in 'BaTiSi3O9 Hyper2-38' standard (CSIRO). Instrument: JEOL JSM-IT800.

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Composition

Composition of Benitoite in specimen "BaTiSi3O9 Hyper2-38" [CSIRO].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ba 1 7.14 33.2
Ti 1 7.14 11.6
Si 3 21.4 20.4
O 9 64.3 34.8
Total 14 100 100

Measurement image

CL/SEM spectrum of Benitoite

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