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    Geoscience Canada Volume 12, Number 4 /\rticles Cathodoluminescence in Calcite and Dolomite and Its Chemical Interpretation Hans-G. Machel Deparment of Geological Sciences McG University 13450 University Street Montreal, Quebec HEA 287 Present Adgross: Basin Research Institute Louisiane State University Baton Rouge. Louisiana 70809-4101 Abetract ‘Most carbonate petrologsts consicer Mn fang Fe’ to be the only trace elements responsible for cathodoluminescence in ‘carbonates. However, luminescence in car borates ts caused or inhibited by a number ‘oltrace elements. The main activators incal tite and dolomite are Mn, Pb and several rare eath elements, For Mr-actvated lumi esconce in these minerals, the main ser: siizers are Po" and Cai", and the main ‘quenchers are Fer, Ni, and Cot. Non- sensitized Ma-actvaied iuminesconce inca ‘te and dolomite occurs at a minimum con- centration of 20-80 ppm. perhaps as ile as Spm. Por and Ce can sensiize Mn-ac- tated luminescence at levels as low a8 10 and 20 ppm, respectively. Fe". the most abundant quencher, begins to quench Mo- ‘activate lrinescence al avout 35 ppm. NP’. oF and Fe quench at even lower con- centrations. The quencher concentrations necessary for extinction of Mn-activated luminescence have rot been determined wit suicient accuracy. and probably depend on the quercheractvater ratios. It may be misleading io assign a specific ‘activator or quencher element to acarbonaie ‘eysial on the basis athe nescence colour without spectroscopic measurement. Sev- feral elements can interact to produce a cer tain uminescence colour that isa mixture of

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