Frost, Ray LeslieLópez, AndrésTheiss, Frederick L.Romano, Antônio WilsonCipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz2016-01-152016-01-152015FROST, R. L. et al. An SEM, EDS and vibrational spectroscopic study of the silicate mineral meliphanite (Ca,Na)2Be[(Si,Al)2O6(F,OH). Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, v. 136, p. 216-220, 2015. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1386142514013481>. Acesso em: 08 set. 2015.1386-1425http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/6079The mineral meliphanite (Ca,Na)2Be[(Si,Al)2O6(F,OH)] is a crystalline sodium calcium beryllium silicate which has the potential to be used as piezoelectric material and for other ferroelectric applications. The mineral has been characterized by a combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and vibrational spectroscopy. EDS analysis shows a material with high concentrations of Si and Ca and low amounts of Na, Al and F. Beryllium was not detected. Raman bands at 1016 and 1050 cm 1 are assigned to the SiO and AlOH stretching vibrations of three dimensional siloxane units. The infrared spectrum of meliphanite is very broad in comparison with the Raman spectrum. Raman bands at 472 and 510 cm 1 are assigned to OSiO bending modes. Raman spectroscopy identifies bands in the OH stretching region. Raman spectroscopy with complimentary infrared spectroscopy enables the characterization of the silicate mineral meliphanite.en-USMeliphaniteMelititeLeucophaniteRaman spectroscopyInfrared spectroscopyArtigo publicado em periodicoO periódico Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3727590185701.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.09.018