Infrared Microanalysis for Deducing the Formation History of Ferromanganese Deposits PDF Download

Author: Patricia A. Estep
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Category : Ferromanganese
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Book Description
Infrared absorption spectroscopy has been demonstrated to be a valuable method for studying the mineralogy and genesis of economically important ferromanganese deposits. Results are presented which demonstrate the usefulness of deterring both bulk mineralogy from infrared spectra of representative samples and structural states of individual minerals from spectra of pure single grains as small as 150 [mu]m. Spectra on isolated singles grains were obtained using the same infrared microsampling techniques recently developed specifically for analysis of fine-grained lunar rocks and dusts. These studies show that it is now possible to correlate infrared data with that from other microanalytical techniques and that the method yields valuable supplemental information. Several recommendations for additional in-depth studies on ferromanganese deposits using infrared microanalysis are outlined.