First microscope spectrometer for the measurement of the pleochroism of minerals in thin sections.
Test of the fist spectrometer with rare earth nitrates.
Wavelength range : 400 to 1700 nm, transmission mode.
Wavelength range : 400 to 2100 nm, transmission and reflection mode.
Page 1: Technical Part
Page 2: Example Spectra
Spectra of an epidote single crystal cut normal and parallel to crystal prism.
Spectra of glaucophane in thin section. Page 1. Page 2.
Spectra of altered glaucophane.
Spectra of ruby and pargasite in a zoisite-ruby section from Tanzania.
Spectra of hornblende in thin section. Page 1. Page 2. Page 3.
1: Chloritoid. 2: Garnet and Glaucophane.
1: Pyroxene Chondrule. 2: Olivine Chondrule.
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