Cathodoluminescence microscopy/spectroscopy is a powerful technique providingdetailed information on the shock metamorphism of target rocks, biosignaturesof 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. Provides a unique introduction to cathodoluminescence which is widely used in the geosciences, because it is a non-destructive and "easy to use" method INDICE: 1. Physical principles of cathodoluminescence (CL) and its applications in geosciences.- 2.Shock metamorphism of terrestrial impact structures and its application in the Earth and Planetary Sciences.- 3. Petrological modifications in continental target rocks from terrestrial impact structures: Evidence from cathodoluminescence.- 4. Impact diamonds: formation, mineralogical features and cathodoluminescence properties.- 5. Cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy of lunar rocks and minerals.- 6. Cathodoluminescence instrumentation for analysis of Martian sediments.- 7. Astrobiological aspect of chemolithoautotrophic bacterial activity in the role of black shale-hosted Mn mineralization and cathodoluminescence study of high Mn-bearting carbonates.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-87528-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 310
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés