Apatite CL/OM measurement, Kempe & Götze 2002
Measurement details
Reference | Kempe & Götze 2002 Kempe U. & Götze J. (2002). Cathodoluminescence (CL) behaviour and crystal chemistry of apatite from rare-metal deposits. Mineralogical Magazine, 66(1), 151-172. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1180/0026461026610019 |
Material | Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl) ] |
Specimen temperature | Ambient |
Technique | Cathodoluminescence (CL), using an optical microscope |
Line | Nd3+ 870 nm |
Composition
Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
---|---|---|---|
H | 0.118 | 1.66 | 0.07 |
Ca | 1.667 | 23.42 | 39.36 |
P | 1 | 14.05 | 18.25 |
O | 4.112 | 57.76 | 38.76 |
F | 0.111 | 1.56 | 1.24 |
Cl | 0.111 | 1.56 | 2.32 |