Quartz CL measurement, Vasyukova et al. 2013

Measurement details

Reference Vasyukova et al. 2013
Vasyukova O. V., Goemann K., Kamenetsky V. S., MacRae C. M. & Wilson N. C. (2013). Cathodoluminescence properties of quartz eyes from porphyry-type deposits: Implications for the origin of quartz. American Mineralogist, 98(1), 98-109. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2013.4018
Material Quartz [ SiO2 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Line Ti4+ 2.72 eV

Composition

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