| Title | MINERALS FROM MACEDONIA. X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION vs. VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY IN MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
| Author/s | Gligor Jovanovski, Petre Makreski, Branko Kaitner, Bojan Šoptrajanov |
| Citation | G. Jovanovski, P. Makreski, B. Kaitner and B. Šoptrajanov, "MINERALS FROM MACEDONIA. X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION vs. VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY IN MINERAL IDENTIFICATION", Contributions, Sec. Math. Tech. Sci., MASA, ISSN 0351–3246, Vol. 30, no.1-2, 2009, pp.7-34. |
| Abstract | Some of the advantages and imperfections in the cases when the X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) or Raman vibrational spectroscopy are used as a separated techniques in the process of the mineral detection, identification, discrimination and characterization are comparatively presented. The studied mineral samples: rutile, TiO2; hematite, Fe2O3; almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; spessartine, Mn3Al2(SiO4)3; limonite, FeO(OH); goethite, α-FeO(OH); ferrojohannsenite, Ca(Fe,Mn)Si2O6; olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4; forsterite, Mg2SiO4; fayalite, Fe2SiO4; beryl, Be3Al2Si6O18; phlogopite, KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 and clinochlore (sheridanite), (MgFe)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 are collected from various localities in the Republic of Macedonia. |
| Keywords | minerals; X-ray powder diffraction; vibrational (infrared and Raman) spectroscopy |
