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
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Probe Electron beam
Lines CO32- 450 nm, {{linesearch:e2b3f3a0-5608-49db-81cf-a5878d17d453|Fe3+}}: 695 nm, {{linesearch:4a52b147-7b2f-43c3-868b-9d5ab711947e|Mn2+}}: 610 nm, {{linesearch:4ff102e4-6d70-4d6a-96d5-34b2d8e4281a|Pb2+}}: 300 nm, {{linesearch:54dc3a83-759c-4391-8fb2-836d9aadedcf|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
Total 5 100 100