Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe Microanalysis

Previously, researchers employed electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) furnishedwith LDEB or LDE3H to establish a quantitative analysis approach for the Be content in berylliumsilicates, beryllium oxides, and beryllium borates. Nevertheless, a quantitative analysis method forthe Be content in beryllop...

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Main Authors: Ze LIU, Zhenyu CHEN, Xiaodan CHEN, Wentan XU, Chunhua LIU, Zeying ZHU, Zhijian NIU, Chenhui ZHAO, Yunbiao ZHAO
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Published: Science Press, PR China 2024-09-01
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author Ze LIU
Zhenyu CHEN
Xiaodan CHEN
Wentan XU
Chunhua LIU
Zeying ZHU
Zhijian NIU
Chenhui ZHAO
Yunbiao ZHAO
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Zhenyu CHEN
Xiaodan CHEN
Wentan XU
Chunhua LIU
Zeying ZHU
Zhijian NIU
Chenhui ZHAO
Yunbiao ZHAO
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description Previously, researchers employed electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) furnishedwith LDEB or LDE3H to establish a quantitative analysis approach for the Be content in berylliumsilicates, beryllium oxides, and beryllium borates. Nevertheless, a quantitative analysis method forthe Be content in beryllophosphate minerals is still lacking. At present, when EPMA equippedwith LSA300 crystal is used to analyze beryllophosphate minerals, the higher-order peaks of Pwill raise the upper background value of the Be Kα peak, resulting in inaccurate measurementresults of Be content. In this study, the EPMA equipped with LDE3H crystal was used to explorethe optimal quantitative analysis conditions for herderite in Shiziling granite in Jiangxi Provinceby using different accelerating voltages and probe currents. The experimental results show that theoptimal EPMA quantitative analysis conditions for herderite are: acceleration voltage of 10kV, andprobe current of 20nA. Under these conditions, the average content of P2O5, BeO, CaO, F is43.23%, 15.39%, 33.89%, and 7.94%, respectively, and the standard error of BeO is 0.3%. It isfound that the EPMA equipped with LDE3H crystal can set a suitable Be background to eliminatethe interference of the higher order peaks of P. In addition, the difficulty of Be measurement isrelated to Be characteristic X-ray, crystal structures and chemical composition of Be minerals. Theexploration of a quantitative analysis method of herderite solves the problem of interference of Pelement when the EPMA accurately quantifies the Be element of beryllophosphate minerals, andfurther improves the accuracy of the measurement of beryllium content by EPMA.
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spelling doaj-art-2bb1f2cf537c4f8bb5c7cb561fc131202025-08-20T02:17:24ZengScience Press, PR ChinaYankuang ceshi0254-53572024-09-0143570371210.15898/j.ykcs.202311010171yk202311010171Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe MicroanalysisZe LIU0Zhenyu CHEN1Xiaodan CHEN2Wentan XU3Chunhua LIU4Zeying ZHU5Zhijian NIU6Chenhui ZHAO7Yunbiao ZHAO8Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaKey Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaKey Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaSchool of Earth Science, Institute of Disaster Prevention, Langfang 065201, ChinaKey Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaKey Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaKey Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaKey Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaKey Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Resource Assessment, Ministry of Natural Resources; Institute of Mineral Resource, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaPreviously, researchers employed electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) furnishedwith LDEB or LDE3H to establish a quantitative analysis approach for the Be content in berylliumsilicates, beryllium oxides, and beryllium borates. Nevertheless, a quantitative analysis method forthe Be content in beryllophosphate minerals is still lacking. At present, when EPMA equippedwith LSA300 crystal is used to analyze beryllophosphate minerals, the higher-order peaks of Pwill raise the upper background value of the Be Kα peak, resulting in inaccurate measurementresults of Be content. In this study, the EPMA equipped with LDE3H crystal was used to explorethe optimal quantitative analysis conditions for herderite in Shiziling granite in Jiangxi Provinceby using different accelerating voltages and probe currents. The experimental results show that theoptimal EPMA quantitative analysis conditions for herderite are: acceleration voltage of 10kV, andprobe current of 20nA. Under these conditions, the average content of P2O5, BeO, CaO, F is43.23%, 15.39%, 33.89%, and 7.94%, respectively, and the standard error of BeO is 0.3%. It isfound that the EPMA equipped with LDE3H crystal can set a suitable Be background to eliminatethe interference of the higher order peaks of P. In addition, the difficulty of Be measurement isrelated to Be characteristic X-ray, crystal structures and chemical composition of Be minerals. Theexploration of a quantitative analysis method of herderite solves the problem of interference of Pelement when the EPMA accurately quantifies the Be element of beryllophosphate minerals, andfurther improves the accuracy of the measurement of beryllium content by EPMA.http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/article/doi/10.15898/j.ykcs.202311010171electron probe microanalysisbeherderiteberyllophosphate mineralsshiziling granite in jiangxi
spellingShingle Ze LIU
Zhenyu CHEN
Xiaodan CHEN
Wentan XU
Chunhua LIU
Zeying ZHU
Zhijian NIU
Chenhui ZHAO
Yunbiao ZHAO
Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe Microanalysis
Yankuang ceshi
electron probe microanalysis
be
herderite
beryllophosphate minerals
shiziling granite in jiangxi
title Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe Microanalysis
title_full Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe Microanalysis
title_fullStr Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe Microanalysis
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe Microanalysis
title_short Quantitative Analysis of Be in Herderite by Electron Probe Microanalysis
title_sort quantitative analysis of be in herderite by electron probe microanalysis
topic electron probe microanalysis
be
herderite
beryllophosphate minerals
shiziling granite in jiangxi
url http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/article/doi/10.15898/j.ykcs.202311010171
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