Raman spectroscopy of carbon and solid bitumens in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Different types of carbonaceous matter from rocks display Raman spectral features which knowledge permits to obtain structural information of these materials. Application of Raman microspectroscopy to investigate kerogen, bitumen, fossils, highly carbonified amorphous carbon as well as graphite from different environments is reviewed. Differences in Raman spectra and structural differences between carbonaceous samples differing in their metamorphic history are discussed on the basis of new data.
Jehlicka
Jan
J
Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 12843 Prague 2, Czech Republic. jehlicka@natur.cuni.cz
Urban
Ondrej
O
Pokorný
Jan
J
D005580:Fossils; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
D006838:Hydrocarbons; D006108:Graphite; C006647:asphalt