X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization of natural chromite from Mercedita Mine (Eastern Cuba): Quantification of the Fe3+/Fe2+ ratio

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-129

  Fanlo, Isabel ^a   Gervilla, Fernando ^b   Mateo, Ester ^a   Irusta, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromite; EPMA; Fe3+ Fe2+; XPS

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DETECTION LIMITS; FERRIC IRON; OXIDATION STATE; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL FORMULA; SURFACE SENSITIVITY; UPPER MANTLE;

IRON METALLOGRAPHY;

CHROMITE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 40949160203     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1794     Document Type: Article

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