Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 32, Issue 9, 2447(2012)

Raman Spectroscopy Study on the Mineral Composition of the Guatemalan Jade

CHEN Quan-li1、*, YIN Zuo-wei1, BU Yue-wen2, and ZHONG Zeng-qiu3
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    Guatemala is another jade commercial origin in addition to the Myanmar. The Guatemalan jade is usually an assemblage of a variety of mineral compositions, and the mineral composition is unique and different from the Myanmar jade. The characteristics of the structures and paragenetic minerals of the purple and gray-green jade from Guatemala were studied by laser Raman spectroscopy analysis. The results show that the jadeite is a major constituent mineral in Guatemala jade, associated by a variety of coexisting minerals. The paragenetic minerals in Guatemalan jade can be divided into five categories, including the dark minerals hornblende, dolomite, omphacite, chlorite, and light-colored mineral apatite. The hornblende, dolomite, omphacite and chlorite are also the paragenetic minerals in the Myanmar jade, but the apatite is almost invisible in the Myanmar jadeite.

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    CHEN Quan-li, YIN Zuo-wei, BU Yue-wen, ZHONG Zeng-qiu. Raman Spectroscopy Study on the Mineral Composition of the Guatemalan Jade[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2012, 32(9): 2447

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    Paper Information

    Received: Mar. 13, 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)09-2447-05

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