Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 32, Issue 9, 2447(2012)
Raman Spectroscopy Study on the Mineral Composition of the Guatemalan Jade
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
Received: Mar. 13, 2012
Accepted: --
Published Online: Sep. 26, 2012
The Author Email: Quan-li CHEN (chenquanli_0302@163.com)