Calcite CL/SEM measurement, e- beam, Chapoulie et al. 1995

Measurement details

Reference Chapoulie et al. 1995
Chapoulie R., Bechtel F., Borschneck D., Schvoerer M. & Remond G. (1995). Cathodoluminescence of some synthetic calcite crystals. Investigation on the role played by cerium. Scanning microscopy. Supplement., 9, 225-232.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/microscopy/vol1995/iss9/18/
Material Calcite [ CaCO3 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Probe Electron beam
Lines CO32- 450 nm, Fe3+ 695 nm, Mn2+ 610 nm, Pb2+ 300 nm, Unspecified 545 nm, 560 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Calcite [ CaCO3 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ca 1 20 40
C 1 20 12
O 3 60 48