Distinguishing the Raman spectrum of polygonal serpentine

[Marco E. Ciriotti]

Prossima pubblicazione.

Referenza:
▪ Tarling, M.S., Rooney, J.S., Viti, C., Smith, S.A.F., Gordon, K.C. (2018): Distinguishing the Raman spectrum of polygonal serpentine. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 49, (in press).

Synopsis:
Submicron Raman spectroscopy mapping was performed directly on electron‐transparent regions of serpentinite samples that were characterised by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The unambiguous identification of serpentine mineral types provided by TEM, combined with the spatial resolution of the Raman mapping technique (approximately 370‐nm resolution), indicates that polygonal serpentine has the same Raman spectrum as lizardite and therefore they cannot be spectrally distinguished.