Investigation of structure composition relationships in the serpentine minerals by combined X-ray K-emission spectrometry and high-resolution electron microscopy

Abstract

High-resolution electron microscopy along with simultaneous energy dispersive analysis of the emitted X-rays unequivocally establishes that chrysotile and antigorite are polymorphs with each being free of aluminium, and that lizardite has aluminium in both octahdral and tetrahedral sites.