Cathodoluminescence microscopy/spectroscopy is a powerful technique providing detailed information on the shock metamorphism of target rocks, biosignatures of meteorites and mineralogy of the pre-solar grains. Moreover, it can be used as an in-situ method to classify the solid-atmospheric-liquid interactions on the surface of Mars.
Author(s): Arnold Gucsik
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 172
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Contents......Page 7
1. Physical Principles of Cathodoluminescence (CL) and its Applications in Geosciences......Page 10
2. Shock Metamorphism of Terrestrial Impact Structures and its Application in the Earth and Planetary Sciences......Page 32
3. Petrological Modifications in Continental Target Rocks from Terrestrial Impact Structures: Evidence from Cathodoluminescence......Page 53
4. Impact Diamonds: Formation, Mineralogical Features and Cathodoluminescence Properties......Page 69
5. Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Lunar Rocks and Minerals......Page 95
6. Cathodoluminescence Instrumentation for Analysis of Martian Sediments......Page 119
7. Astrobiological Aspect of Chemolithoautotrophic Bacterial Activity in the Role of Black Shale-Hosted Mn Mineralization and Cathodoluminescence Study of High Mn-Bearing Carbonates......Page 135
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Y......Page 168