Project information
Project information
Imaging of chemical and structural processes in minerals
(ICSPM)
- Project Identification
- MUNI/IGA/1060/2021
- Project Period
- 1/2022 - 12/2022
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Masaryk University
- Internal grant agency MU
- MU Faculty or unit
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Faculty of Science
- Mgr. Kamil Sobek, Ph.D.
Chemical and structural changes and processes in crystals of minerals, such as growth or domain zonality, alteration and recrystallization will be studied through surface visualizations. A combination of electron microprobe (EPMA), laser ablation (LA-ICP-MS) and Raman spectroscopy methods will be applied. Selected metamict phases with U and Th content will be monitored, as well as high-quality crystals of the olivine group minerals and amorphous opals.