Raman spectroscopy is a commonly applied nondestructive analytical technique for characterizing fluid and melt inclusions. The exceptional spatial resolution (~1 µm) and excellent spectral resolution (≤1 cm−1) permits the characterization of micrometer-scale phases and allows quantitative analyses based on Raman spectral features. Data provided by Raman analysis of fluid and melt inclusions has significantly advanced our understanding of complex geologic processes, including preeruptive volatile contents of magmas, the nature of fluids in the deep crust and upper mantle, the generation and evolution of methane-bearing fluids in unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs. Anticipated future advances include the development of Raman mass spectroscopy and the use of Raman to monitor reaction progress in synthetic and natural fluid inclusion microreactors.
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Microscale Chemistry: Raman Analysis of Fluid and Melt Inclusions Available to Purchase
Robert J. Bodnar;
Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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Maria Luce Frezzotti
Dipartimento Scienze dell’Ambiente e della Terra, Università di Milano – Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza 4, 20126 Milano, Italy
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Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
First Online:
07 May 2020
Online ISSN: 1811-5217
Print ISSN: 1811-5209
Copyright © 2020 by the Mineralogical Society of America
Mineralogical Society of America
Elements (2020) 16 (2): 93–98.
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First Online:
07 May 2020
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Robert J. Bodnar, Maria Luce Frezzotti; Microscale Chemistry: Raman Analysis of Fluid and Melt Inclusions. Elements 2020;; 16 (2): 93–98. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.16.2.93
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- aliphatic hydrocarbons
- alkanes
- applications
- aqueous solutions
- carbon
- carbon dioxide
- chemical analysis
- chemical reactions
- crust
- Eh
- eruptions
- fluid inclusions
- future
- hydrocarbons
- inclusions
- lower crust
- magmas
- mantle
- melt inclusions
- methane
- monitoring
- organic compounds
- P-T-t paths
- partial melting
- pH
- quantitative analysis
- Raman spectroscopy
- recycling
- spectroscopy
- upper mantle
- volatiles
- water
- non-destructive methods
- unconventional reservoirs
- Raman shift
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