Mineral: |
Albite |
Reference: |
WTLXL22 |
Deposit: |
uranium mine in Yili, Xinjiang, China |
Preparation: |
separated from a sandstone uranium ore under a vertical microscope; washed three times with deionised water, dried in an oven at 150 °C; grinded to 60 - 100 mesh; acidified with sulfuric acid |
Crystallinity: |
fragmented, surface became rough and loose with obvious depressions |
Sample characterized via: |
☑ X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
☑ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
☑ FT-IR spectroscopy
☑ Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
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Comment: |
after acidification |
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