Quantitative analysis of binary mineral mixtures using Raman microspectroscopy: Calibration curves for silica and calcium carbonate minerals and application to an opaline silica nodule of volcanic origin

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-262

  Noguchi, Naoki ^a   Shinoda, Keiji ^a   Masuda, Kaori ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b Seki Technotron Corp   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate polymorph; Coesite; Microquartz; Opal C; Quantitative analysis; Raman microspectroscopy; Silica polymorph

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349180992     PISSN: 13456296     EISSN: 13493825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2465/jmps.080714     Document Type: Article

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