Xenotime+Monazite REE

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

soil

Material Type

Phosphate

Sample ID

WS384

Collection Locality

Minas Geraes, Brazil

Spectral Purity

1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns

Composition / XRD

None # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem COMPOSITION_TRACE:

Sample Description

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:

XRD Analysis

Sample consist of major xenotime and minor monazite. The best fit for monazite was a sample with composition (Nd, Ca, Ce)P04. No other phases were detected. (R. Driscoll)

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126