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Laser Raman spectroscopic measurements of water in unexposed glass inclusions
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Thomas, R and Kamenetsky, VS and Davidson, P, Laser Raman spectroscopic measurements of water in unexposed glass inclusions, American Mineralogist, 91, (2-3) pp. 467-470. ISSN 0003-004X (2006) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
A method is proposed for determining the water concentration in silicate melt inclusions (MI) by confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy, without exposing the inclusions for measurement (a prerequisite of all previous methods). The latter is important for extremely water-rich MI (e.g., those in evolved granites and pegmatites), which would loose H2O on exposure. Furthermore, this technique permits determination of the water concentration in a single MI. We use a comparative technique, determining the total water content of a sample against a reference glass of known water content. Because this process is non-destructive it does not preclude the subsequent use of other analytical techniques.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Geology |
| Research Field: | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences |
| Author: | Kamenetsky, VS (Professor Vadim Kamenetsky) |
| Author: | Davidson, P (Dr Paul Davidson) |
| ID Code: | 43454 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 30 |
| Deposited By: | Centre for Ore Deposit Research - CODES CoE |
| Deposited On: | 2006-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2007-05-02 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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