A reconnaissance laser Raman and Fourier transform infrared survey of silcretes from the Kalahari Desert, Botswana

Keyphrases

• Botswana 100%
• Laser Raman 100%
• Reconnaissance 100%
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) 100%
• Kalahari Desert 100%
• Silcrete 100%
• Infrared Survey 100%
• Silica 50%
• Silica Polymorphs 33%
• Clay 16%
• Mid-infrared 16%
• Thin Section 8%
• Microcrystalline 8%
• Moganite 8%
• Host Sediment 8%
• Chalcedony 8%
• Clast 8%
• Aged Samples 8%
• Effective Tool 8%
• Paragenesis 8%
• Geomorphological Setting 8%
• X Ray Diffraction 8%
• Microquartz 8%
• Petrographic Thin Section 8%
• Quartz Grains 8%
• Crystal Growth 8%
• Interpretation Problem 8%
• High Temperature Condition 8%
• Spectroscopic Techniques 8%
• Vein Quartz 8%
• Similar Environment 8%
• Molecular Water 8%
• Petrographic Study 8%
• Paper Documents 8%
• Non-crystalline Materials 8%
• Vibrational Spectroscopy 8%
• Bulk Samples 8%
• First Application 8%
• Infrared Spectra 8%
• Crystalline Silica 8%
• Development History 8%
• Semi-arid Conditions 8%
• Intersample 8%
• Whole Rock 8%
• FTIR Technique 8%
• Micro-Raman 8%
• Formation History 8%
• Conventional Techniques 8%
• Sampling Variability 8%

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Polymorphism 33%
• Infrared Radiation 16%
• Crystal Growth 8%