Micro-Raman, FTIR, SEM-EDX and structural analysis of the Çanakkale meteorite

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2012 Jun 15:92:250-5. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.02.014. Epub 2012 Feb 27.

Abstract

This study demonstrates for the first time, the spectroscopic characterization of Çanakkale Meteorite that fell at Çanakkale, Republic of Turkey (40°8'44″N; 26°24'23″E). The olivine group [(Mg, Fe)(2)SiO(4)], enstatite [Mg(2)Si(2)O(6)] (one of the orthopyroxene minerals) and plagioclase were identified by the micro-Raman and FTIR spectroscopies and EDX-SEM analyses. This meteorite has not yet been classified in the World's Database of Meteorites. The aim of this study is to investigate this meteorite by vibrational spectroscopic techniques and open the possibility to classify it and list in the World's Database of Meteorites.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Iron Compounds / analysis
  • Magnesium Compounds / analysis
  • Meteoroids*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Minerals / analysis
  • Silicates / analysis
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Turkey

Substances

  • Iron Compounds
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Minerals
  • Silicates
  • pyroxene
  • olivine