Interpretation of cathodoluminescence spectra obtained from carbonate gangue minerals and breccias, Right Fork area, central Tennessee zinc district
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Geological Sciences
- St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, NY (United States). Dept. of Geology
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States). Metals and Ceramics Div.
Spectral patterns (from approximately 350 nm to 750 nm) were obtained for zoned dolomite and unzoned calcite gangue, and dolostone breccia fragments from the Right Fork area in Jackson and Overton Counties, 40 km northeast of the elmwood Mine in the Central Tennessee zinc district. The materials had been analyzed for Fe, Mn, REE, and other trace elements using the synchrotron XRF probe at the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory. Three distinct zones in dolomite gangue (arbitrarily named zones 4, 5, and 6) could be traced throughout the entire area. The largest number of spectra were obtained for zone 4, which luminesces medium bright red to the eye. The spectra reveal broad peaks in the vicinity of 460 nm and 660 nm; however, spectral deconvolution suggests that the spectra comprise several peaks. The broad peak at 460 nm may consist of overlapping peaks at about 430 nm and 530 nm. Of special interest is the broad peak at 660 nm, which is normally assigned solely to Mn. Shoulders in the range from 700 nm to 725 nm might be due to Fe, which is generally assumed to quench Mn-activated cathodoluminescence. Note that Fe[sup 3+] produces peaks in the vicinity of 550 nm and 710 nm in plagioclase. Intensities determined for zone 4 vary by a factor of 3X and are related to both the Mn concentrations and the Fe/Mn ratios of the individual spots analyzed, even though little, if any, differences in intensity are observed by eye.
- OSTI ID:
- 7069810
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9303210-; CODEN: GAAPBC
- Journal Information:
- Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States), Vol. 25:3; Conference: 27. annual Geological Society of America (GSA) North-Central Section meeting, Rolla, MO (United States), 29-30 Mar 1993; ISSN 0016-7592
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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