Quartz CL/SEM measurement, e- beam, Holness & Watt 2001

Measurement details

Reference Holness & Watt 2001
Holness M. B. & Watt G. R. (2001). Quartz recrystallization and fluid flow during contact metamorphism: a cathodoluminescence study. Geofluids, 1(3), 215-228. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-8123.2001.00015.x
Material Quartz [ SiO2 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Probe Electron beam
Lines Defect 450 nm, Unspecified 505 nm, 585 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Quartz [ SiO2 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Si 1 33.3 46.7
O 2 66.7 53.3