Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 32, Issue 8, 2246(2012)

Infrared Spectroscopy and XRD Studies of Coral Fossils

CHEN Quan-li1、*, ZHOU Guan-min2, and YIN Zuo-wei1
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    Coral fossil is an old remain of multicellular animal on the earth, and formed by various geological processes. The structural characteristics and compositions of the coral fossils with different color and radial texture on the surface were studied by infrared absorption spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction analyses. The results show that the studied coral fossils mainly are composed of SiO2, and the radial microstructure characterized by the calcareous coral cross-section is preserved. It is formed by metasomatism by SiO2. The infrared absorption spectra of the coral fossil with different color and texture are essentially the same, showing typical infrared absorption spectra of the quartz jade. XRD analysis shows that the main components of the coral fossils with different color and texture are consistent and mainly composed of SiO2 with a trace amount of other minerals and without CaCO3.

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    CHEN Quan-li, ZHOU Guan-min, YIN Zuo-wei. Infrared Spectroscopy and XRD Studies of Coral Fossils[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2012, 32(8): 2246

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    Paper Information

    Received: Feb. 16, 2012

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 26, 2012

    The Author Email: Quan-li CHEN (chenquanli_0302@163.com)

    DOI:10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2012)08-2246-04

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