Publication
- Names
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- G. C. Jones
- B. Jackson
- Title
- Infrared Transmission Spectra of Carbonate Minerals
- Abstract
- The purpose of this compilation is to make available recently-acquired spectra of as many wellcharacterized carbonate minerals as possible in order to further the use of infrared spectroscopy in mineralogy. With the recent increased availability of Fourier transform spectrometers for routine laboratory use, there is great potential for infrared spectroscopy to become more widely used, both for the rapid identification of minerals and for more detailed structural studies. Despite being an established analytical technique, mineralogical infrared spectroscopy has been handicapped by a lack of high-quality reference spectra. There is currently no infrared equivalent of the JCPDS Mineral Powder Diffraction File and many new mineral descriptions still lack infrared spectra. Several compilations of mineral spectra are available but are far from comprehensive and are of variable reliability. Published mineral spectra are scattered throughout numerous journals and are often poorly reproduced with limited frequency ranges. The success of any comparative technique depends to a great extent on the availability and quality of reference standards. A spectrum is a virtually unique "fingerprint" of a material and, accurately reproduced, is a much more useful aid to identification than tabulated absorptions alone, from which all subtleties of detail are lost. The more spectra that are published, the more widely used the technique becomes and so the cycle continues. The authors acknowledge the co-operation and advice of their colleagues, particularly John Francis and Peter Davidson for x-ray diffraction work, and the mineral curators for their tolerance of our frequent requests for material from their best specimens.
- Keywords
- Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared spectra, transmission spectra, absorption, mid-IR, far-IR, band position, Powder, Pellets, mineral, carbonate
- Content
- spectral data, band list data, sample
- Document type
- book
- Pages
- 1 - 241
- Pages number
- 241
- Year
- 1993
- Title
- Infrared Transmission Spectra of Carbonate Minerals
- Editor
- SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Publication state
- published