TY - JOUR
T1 - The application of micro-Raman spectroscopy to distinguish carlosturanite from serpentine-group minerals
AU - Belluso, Elena
AU - Fornero, Elisa
AU - Cairo, Simona
AU - Albertazzi, Giovanni
AU - Rinaudo, Caterina
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Carlosturanite, a mineral with a serpentine-like structure, grows mainly with a fibrous habit. We have analyzed samples with both pure carlosturanite and associations of carlosturanite and chrysotile using micro-Raman spectroscopy, a quick and non-destructive method of identifying different materials and mineral phases through direct analysis of bundles of fibers. Raman analysis was carried out on samples after first submitting them to chemical and mineralogical analysis using traditional techniques, i.e., scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with results evaluated in light of energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS) and X-ray powder diffractometry (XRPD). This approach allowed us to determine the Raman spectrum associated with carlosturanite. Micro-Raman spectroscopy makes it possible to identify the different phases in these associations of minerals.
AB - Carlosturanite, a mineral with a serpentine-like structure, grows mainly with a fibrous habit. We have analyzed samples with both pure carlosturanite and associations of carlosturanite and chrysotile using micro-Raman spectroscopy, a quick and non-destructive method of identifying different materials and mineral phases through direct analysis of bundles of fibers. Raman analysis was carried out on samples after first submitting them to chemical and mineralogical analysis using traditional techniques, i.e., scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with results evaluated in light of energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS) and X-ray powder diffractometry (XRPD). This approach allowed us to determine the Raman spectrum associated with carlosturanite. Micro-Raman spectroscopy makes it possible to identify the different phases in these associations of minerals.
KW - Carlosturanite
KW - Micro-Raman spectroscopy
KW - Transmission electron microscopy
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U2 - 10.3749/canmin.45.6.1495
DO - 10.3749/canmin.45.6.1495
M3 - Article
SN - 0008-4476
VL - 45
SP - 1495
EP - 1500
JO - Canadian Mineralogist
JF - Canadian Mineralogist
IS - 6
ER -