Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10558228 Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2005 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
A suite of uranyl arsenates have been analysed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). The NIR spectra of zeunerite and metazeunerite in the first HOH fundamental overtone are different and the spectra of uranyl arsenates of different origins in the 6000-7500 cm−1 region are different. NIR spectroscopy provides a method of determination of the hydration of uranyl arsenates and has implications for the structure of water in the interlayer. Such a conclusion is also supported by the water OH stretching region where considerable differences are observed. NIR is an excellent technique for the study of the autunite minerals and may be used to distinguish between different autunite phases such as the partially dehydrated autunites for example zeunerite and metazeunerite.
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