• Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis
  • Vol. 41, Issue 10, 3227 (2021)
Zhi-qi ZHANG*, Tong ZHAO1;, Ling LIU1;, and Yan LI1; 2; *;
Author Affiliations
  • 1. Gemmological Institute, China University of Geoscience (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2021)10-3227-06 Cite this Article
    Zhi-qi ZHANG, Tong ZHAO, Ling LIU, Yan LI. Spectral Characteristics of Madagascar Agates[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2021, 41(10): 3227 Copy Citation Text show less
    Samples of Madagascar agates
    Fig. 1. Samples of Madagascar agates
    A map of MadagascarMahajanga and Antsohihy are labelled by quadrangular star and pentagram respectively
    Fig. 2. A map of Madagascar
    Mahajanga and Antsohihy are labelled by quadrangular star and pentagram respectively
    Concentric circular strips observed at site 1 of MN-1 sample(a): Under plane polarized light;(b): Under crossed polarized light
    Fig. 3. Concentric circular strips observed at site 1 of MN-1 sample
    (a): Under plane polarized light;(b): Under crossed polarized light
    (a), (b) are images of MN-1 at 100× magnification; (c), (d) are images of MN-1 at 200× magnification; (e) distribution of some quartz species at the site coloured by red and white of sample MN-1(a), (c): Under plane polarized light;(b), (d): Under crossed polarized light
    Fig. 4. (a), (b) are images of MN-1 at 100× magnification; (c), (d) are images of MN-1 at 200× magnification; (e) distribution of some quartz species at the site coloured by red and white of sample MN-1
    (a), (c): Under plane polarized light;(b), (d): Under crossed polarized light
    (a) Infrared spectra of sample MN-1 (the red stripe, the white stripe, the brown area); (b) Infrared spectra of sample MN-3 (the brownish yellow parallel stripe, the white parallel stripe, the yellow area)
    Fig. 5. (a) Infrared spectra of sample MN-1 (the red stripe, the white stripe, the brown area); (b) Infrared spectra of sample MN-3 (the brownish yellow parallel stripe, the white parallel stripe, the yellow area)
    Raman spectra of the white stripes in MN-1, MN-2 and MN-3
    Fig. 6. Raman spectra of the white stripes in MN-1, MN-2 and MN-3
    (a) Raman spectra of colored stripes in MN-1, MN-2 and MN-3 and red spots in MN-4; (b) Raman spectra of colored areas in MN-1—MN-5
    Fig. 7. (a) Raman spectra of colored stripes in MN-1, MN-2 and MN-3 and red spots in MN-4; (b) Raman spectra of colored areas in MN-1—MN-5
    The Raman spectra of an inclusion in MN-3 (a); the Raman spectra of the yellow inclusion in MN-5 (b)
    Fig. 8. The Raman spectra of an inclusion in MN-3 (a); the Raman spectra of the yellow inclusion in MN-5 (b)
    The genetic mechanism of agates from Madagascar
    Fig. 9. The genetic mechanism of agates from Madagascar
    测试样品特征拉曼光谱波数/cm-1
    α-石英129, 209, 265, 393, 464, 513
    斜硅石129, 141, 220, 265, 317, 501
    赤铁矿(α-Fe2O3)225, 247, 293, 298, 413, 1 318
    六方纤铁矿(δ-FeOOH)296, 400, 680, 1 160, 1 314
    针铁矿(α-FeOOH)247, 300, 386, 483, 549, 685, 993
    Table 1. Raman shift peaks of quartz, moganite and FeO(OH)
    Zhi-qi ZHANG, Tong ZHAO, Ling LIU, Yan LI. Spectral Characteristics of Madagascar Agates[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2021, 41(10): 3227
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