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Visible and short-wave infrared reflectance spectroscopy of selected REE-bearing silicate minerals

  • David J. Turner EMAIL logo , Benoit Rivard und Lee A. Groat
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Aus der Zeitschrift American Mineralogist Band 103 Heft 6

Abstract

Natural samples of the rare earth element (REE)-bearing silicate minerals cerite, mosandrite, kainosite, zircon, and eudialyte were studied using reflectance spectroscopy in the visible to short-wave infrared regions (500 to 2500 nm) and further characterized by scanning electron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis. Spectral features of these minerals are driven primarily by 4f-4f intraconfigurational electronic transitions of trivalent lanthanides, as well as 5f-5f electronic transitions of uranium and vibrational overtones and combinations of H2O and OH–. Spectra of eudialyte are also impacted by relative amounts of IVFe2+ and VFe2+. Respective spectra of these REE-bearing silicate minerals are sufficiently distinct to enable spectral classification. Spectral variability (e.g., band depths and locations) of some specific REE-related absorptions, such as an Er3+- and Yb3+-related absorption near 978 nm and Nd3+-related absorptions near 746, 803, and 875 nm, are interpreted to be driven by cation site differences in the crystal structures. This work adds to the growing understanding of REE-bearing mineral reflectance spectroscopy, which facilitates detection, identification, and quantification of REE-bearing silicate minerals in remote sensing applications. This is especially relevant for hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy with high spatial resolutions where the spectral response of a pixel becomes increasingly dominated by mineralogy rather than lithology.

Keywords: Hyperspectral; reflectance; spectroscopy; rare earth elements; cerite; eudialyte; zircon; mosandrite

Acknowledgments

Tony Mariano and Michel Picard (Canadian Museum of Nature) are thanked for their help with acquiring samples, and Jilu Feng and Steve Creighton for their help with data collection. Financial support is acknowledged from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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Received: 2017-5-20
Accepted: 2018-2-8
Published Online: 2018-5-28
Published in Print: 2018-6-26

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Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
Hyperspectral; reflectance; spectroscopy; rare earth elements; cerite; eudialyte; zircon; mosandrite

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