Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

, Volume 13, Issue 2, pp 91–95 | Cite as

Comparison of the raman microprobe spectra of (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and Mg2GeO4 with olivine and spinel structures

  • F. Guyot
  • H. Boyer
  • M. Madon
  • B. Velde
  • J. P. Poirier
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Abstract

Raman microprobe (RMP) spectra were produced for each of the olivine and spinel structured phases of Mg2GeO4 and (Mg, Fe)2SiO4.

The assembled data show that bands due to the tetrahedra in silicate and germanate olivines shift in a way that indicates a dominant mass effect. This correspondence is difficult to make in spinels due to differences in structural type. Differences in Fe/Mg content of olivine shift the tetrahedral vibration bands only slightly, but their linear shifts could be used to indicate the composition of the phase.

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Silicate Olivine Mineral Resource Material Processing Structural Type 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • F. Guyot
    • 1
  • H. Boyer
    • 2
  • M. Madon
    • 1
  • B. Velde
    • 3
  • J. P. Poirier
    • 1
  1. 1.Institut de Physique du Globe de ParisUniversité Paris 6Paris Cedex 05France
  2. 2.Instruments S.A. Jobin-YvonLongjumeau CedexFrance
  3. 3.Laboratoire de Géologie, E.N.S.Paris Cedex 05France

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