Infrared, optical absorption, and EPR spectroscopic studies on natural gypsum |
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Authors: | G Anbalagan S Mukundakumari K Sakthi Murugesan S Gunasekaran |
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Institution: | aPostgraduate and Research Department of Physics, Presidency College, Chennai 600 005, India;bDepartment of Physics, Government Arts College, Otty, India;cPostgraduate and Research Department of Physics, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai 600 030, India |
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Abstract: | The natural gypsum has been investigated by infrared, Raman, X-ray diffraction, optical absorption and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The fundamental stretching and bending vibrations observed in the infrared region for SO42− and H2O are compared with the near-infrared overtones and combinations of these vibrations. MIR and Raman spectral features are attributed to sulfate fundamentals and lattice vibrations of H2O, SO42−. The charge transfer and ligand field transition bands were observed near 490, 630, and 800–900 nm and were compared to those of iron oxides. The optical absorption spectrum indicates the presence of ferric and ferrous ions in the mineral. The site symmetry of Fe(III) in the sample is tetragonally distorted. EPR results indicate the presence of the ferric ion in a tetragonally distorted state. |
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Keywords: | Gypsum IR Raman XRD EPR Optical absorption |
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