Forsterite CL measurement, 20K, Walker <i>et al.</i> 1994

Forsterite CL measurement, 20K, Walker et al. 1994

Reference	Walker et al. 1994 Walker G., Kamaluddin B., Glynn T. J. & Sherlock R. (1994). Luminescence of Ni 2+ centers in forsterite (Mg2SiO4 ). Journal of Luminescence, 60-61, 123-126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2313(94)90110-4
Material	Forsterite [ Mg₂SiO₄ ] Modified barrel cut forsterite (var. peridot) specimen from Pakistan © Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Specimen temperature	20K
Technique	Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Lines	Ni²⁺ 1360 nm, 1450 nm

Nominal composition of Forsterite [ Mg₂SiO₄ ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Mg	2	28.6	34.6
Si	1	14.3	20
O	4	57.1	45.5