SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES
There are multiple types of spectroscopic techniques can be used to study the characteristics of elements that compose minerals.
●For the most part, all spectroscopic techniques take advantage of the same energy principals:
1) By bombarding a sample with energy, energy, electrons and/or neutrons can be excited.
2) Electrons (and neutrons) can be made to change energy levels. Subsequently, Subsequently, they will relax back to their ground state and release release characteristic energy
3) Detectors can be set‐up to look for specific characteristics of the electro‐magnetic spectrum: a) specific energies b) specific wavelengths Chemical Analysis of Minerals c) specific frequencies