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The cathodo-luminescence of minerals in thin section

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

J. V. P. Long
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Cambridge
S. O. Agrell
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Cambridge

Summary

The cathodo-luminescence of minerals in thin sections of rocks has been examined with the aid of an electron-probe microanalyser and also with a simple electron source producing an unfocused beam. Experimental details of the technique are briefly described and colour photographs, taken at a primary magnification of 30 times, are included. The observed variations in colour and intensity of luminescence are interpreted in the light of electron-probe and spectrochemical determinations of trace elements. Applications of the technique are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1965

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