Instrumental Characterization of Lithium Content in a Lepidolite Mineral
摘要
This project investigates the instrumental characterizationCharacterization of a lepidoliteLepidolite mineral [K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2] by laser-induced breakdown spectrometry (LIBS)Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersiveScanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) SEM–EDS microanalysis to determine the purity and chemical compositionChemical composition of the mineral. LIBSLaser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) results reported contents of 7.1% K, 1.2% Li, 9.10% Al, 14.3% Si, 11.7% F and 56.3% O, all in % by weight. XRD analysis shows that the main phases present in the mineral are lepidoliteLepidolite (PDF 01-85-0389). SEMScanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) micrographs showed scaly, translucent, foliated aggregated crystals characteristic of the lepidoliteLepidolite mineral. This elemental and species analysis will be used in the subsequent treatment of the mineral.