Xenotime-(Y) CL spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020

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Measurement details

Description CL spectrum of Xenotime-(Y) from the Tista River, Bangladesh
Reference Torpy et al. 2020
Torpy, A., Wilson, N., MacRae, C., Pownceby, M., Biswas, P., Rahman, M., & Zaman, M. (2020). Deciphering the Complex Mineralogy of River Sand Deposits through Clustering and Quantification of Hyperspectral X-Ray Maps. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 26(4), 768-792
https://doi.org/10.1017/S143192762000135X
Date measured 2018-04-14
Material Xenotime-(Y) [ YPO4 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 20 keV electron beam
Beam current 69.64 nA
Probe diameter 2 μm
Detector name OceanOptics QEPRO
Det. technology CCD, Si, Peltier cooled
Acquisition time 57.77 s
Channel count 1024
Energy range 1.27642 … 6.21094 eV
Intensity range 100 (normalised intensity)
Related measurement Xenotime-(Y) EDS spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, Torpy et al. 2020 (co-measured)
Lines
  • Dy3+ 2.1601 eV (100%), 2.5662 eV (65.3%)
  • Er3+ 1.4553 eV (2.9%), 2.3694 eV (16.5%)
  • Eu3+ 2.0077 eV (9.6%), 1.783 eV (4%)
  • Gd3+ 3.9767 eV (2.2%)
  • {{linesearch:b6ae03c6-d7da-47a1-ae81-2457019696c8|Ho3+}}: 1.8932 eV (16.1%), 1.8594 eV (5.4%), 1.9261 eV (3%)
  • Nd3+ 1.423 eV (1.9%), 1.3669 eV (0.9%)
  • Pr3+ 3.0895 eV (8.6%)
  • {{linesearch:647771b8-f7cc-41fc-913d-ef88329b3ae3|REE3+}}: 2.0649 eV (5.2%), 2.2724 eV (38.1%), 1.653 eV (9.1%), 2.3683 eV (9.6%), 2.6156 eV (31.2%)
  • Tm3+ 2.7348 eV (3.4%)

Specimen details

Name Tista 2020 D4 Shaker
Owner CSIRO
Locality Teesta River, Bangladesh
Type Mineral concentrate
Form Polished section, epoxy mount
Other measurements CL

EDS

Specimen image

Clustered phase map of river sands (D4 shaker), from the Tista River, Bangladesh. From Torpy et al. 2020

(C) 2020 CSIRO Mineral Resources


Composition

Nominal composition of Xenotime-(Y) [ YPO4 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Y 1 16.7 48.4
P 1 16.7 16.8
O 4 66.7 34.8
Total 6 100 100

Measurement image

CL spectrum of Xenotime-(Y) from the Tista River, Bangladesh