Parakeldyshite PL/XL measurement, x-ray beam, Gaft et al. 1981; Khomiakov 1995

Measurement details

Reference Gaft M.L., Gorobets B.S. and Khomiakov A.P. On the origins of the luminescence of minerals of titanium and zirconium. - Dokladi Academii Nauk SSSR. - 1981. - V. 260. - No. 5. - P. 1234-1237. ; Khomiakov A.P. Mineralogy of Hyperagpaitic Alkaline Rocks. Oxford: Clarendon Press - 1995. 224p.
Material Parakeldyshite [ Na2ZrSi2O7 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique X-ray photoluminescence
Probe X-ray beam
Line [ZrO6]+O 340 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Parakeldyshite [ Na2ZrSi2O7 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Na 2 16.7 15.1
Zr 1 8.33 29.9
Si 2 16.7 18.4
O 7 58.3 36.7