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Micro-Raman studies of gypsum in the temperature range between 9 K and 373 K

  • Chi Hong Chio , Shiv K. Sharma EMAIL logo and David W. Muenow
Published/Copyright: March 28, 2015
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American Mineralogist
From the journal American Mineralogist Volume 89 Issue 2-3

Abstract

Raman spectra were collected for synthetic gypsum (CaSO4⋅2H2O) powder between 9 and 373 K under atmospheric pressure with special emphasis on the temperature dependence of the OH-stretching modes. The stretching bands of the water molecules in gypsum were found to shift in opposite directions as a result of the different degree of intermolecular hydrogen-bonding between nonequivalent water H atoms and the O atoms of nearby SO4 ions. The anharmonic parameters of the OH-stretching modes are calculated using the temperature derivatives measured from the present investigation and existing pressure derivatives. These parameters are -4.7 × 10-6 K-1 and -0.6 × 10-6 K-1 for the 3407 and 3494 cm-1 bands, respectively. The dehydration of gypsum into γ-CaSO4 and the subsequent rehydration of γ-CaSO4 into hemihydrate are clearly identified in the Raman spectra by the observed variation in Raman shifts of the OH and ν1(SO4) bands. The latter increases as the mineral becomes increasingly anhydrous (1007 cm-1 in gypsum; 1014 cm-1 in hemihydrate; 1026 cm-1 in γ-CaSO4), which can be used as a fingerprint for the remote detection of these minerals on planetary surfaces.

Received: 2002-12-25
Accepted: 2003-9-25
Published Online: 2015-3-28
Published in Print: 2004-2-1

© 2015 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston

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https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2004-2-320

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  5. Nucleation and growth kinetics of the α-β transformation in Mg2SiO4determined by in situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction
  6. Experimental determination of siderite stability and application to Martian Meteorite ALH84001
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  8. Crystallographic properties of the calcium phosphate mineral, brushite, by means of First Principles calculations
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  10. Crystal-chemistry of talc: A near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy study
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  14. Single crystal raman spectroscopy of cerussite
  15. Sodalite: High-temperature structures obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements
  16. The structure of metahohmannite, Fe3+2[O(SO4)2]⋅4H2O, by in situ synchrotron powder diffraction
  17. High-pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of spessartine and uvarovite: A comparison between different equation of state models
  18. Quantum calculations of the electronic structure and NMR quadrupolar interaction parameters for tugtupite
  19. Identification of pyrite valence band contributions using synchrotron-excited X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
  20. Micro-Raman studies of gypsum in the temperature range between 9 K and 373 K
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