Identification of mixite minerals - An SEM and Raman spectroscopic analysis

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-177

  Frost, R L ^a   Weier, M ^a   Martens, W ^a   Duong, L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agardite; Analytical detection; EDX; Identification; Mixite; Petersite; Raman spectroscopy; SEM

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BENDING MODES; HOST MATRICES; MIXITE MINERALS; NEVADA, USA;

MINERALOGY;

PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

JUAB COUNTY; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; PERSHING COUNTY; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444425276     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056920244     Document Type: Article

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