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Estimation of Li and OH contents in (Li,Al)-bearing tourmalines from Raman spectra

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Six Al- and Li-bearing tourmaline crystals from pegmatites were structurally and chemically characterized. These samples can be assigned to elbaite, fluor-elbaite and rossmanite. Quantitative analyses of light elements such as Li, B and H are not always easily accessible. Therefore a method for the calculation of Li and OH would be of a general interest for the Geosciences. In the present work we test whether relatively accurate Li and OH estimations are possible based on the deconvolution of the O–H stretching vibration modes in a Raman spectrum on common (Al, Li)-rich tourmalines. We use the short-range arrangement model in our band interpretation as this model, in contrast to other models, provides the ability to evaluate an additional parameter by analyzing the OH stretching modes that can be used in the formula calculation process, which ultimately leads to the estimation of Li and OH with high accuracy. We also compare microprobe and Raman spectroscopy results, which we combine, with optimized data derived from microprobe and single-crystal structure refinement by using the same crystals. Based on our investigations, where the Raman spectra were recorded on non-oriented crystal sections, we conclude that we produce more accurate estimations, when the effects of the section orientation are considered. Therefore, we also propose a new method to correct the influence of the orientation of the crystal section.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Martin Kutzschbach and three anonymous experts for their constructive reviews, and Boriana Mihailova for helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. This study was supported by the National Science Centre (Poland) grant 2015/19/B/ST10/01809 and AGH University of Science and Technology grant 16.16.140.315, both to A.P., and in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) project P 31049-N29 to A.E.

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  1. Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland

    Adam Pieczka & Bożena Gołębiowska

  2. Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw, Żwirki and Wigury 93, 02-089, Warszawa, Poland

    Marcin Stachowicz, Krzysztof Nejbert & Jakub Kotowski

  3. Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland

    Piotr Jeleń

  4. Institut Für Mineralogie Und Kristallographie, Geozentrum, Universität Wien, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Wien, Austria

    Andreas Ertl

  5. Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warszawa, Poland

    Krzysztof Woźniak

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Pieczka, A., Gołębiowska, B., Stachowicz, M. et al. Estimation of Li and OH contents in (Li,Al)-bearing tourmalines from Raman spectra. Miner Petrol 116, 229–249 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-022-00774-2

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