TY - JOUR ED - Sylvester, P. ED - Schmid, Thomas ED - Dariz, P. T1 - Special issue: Modern Raman spectroscopy of minerals N2 - Dear Colleagues, Raman spectroscopy provides vibrational fingerprints of chemical compounds, enabling their identification via a comparison with reference spectra. This analytical tool has high potential not only in the identification of minerals from natural sources but also for studying the complex microstructure and mineral distribution of both ancient and modern man-made materials, ranging from, e.g., historical ceramics and mortars to modern solar cell materials. In addition to the chemical identity of minerals, Raman spectra are affected by crystal orientations, substoichiometric to stoichiometric compositional changes (e.g., in solid solution series), traces of foreign ions, stress, strain, and crystallinity, enabling a comprehensive physicochemical characterisation of minerals. This Special Issue includes method developments and applications in the field of modern Raman spectroscopy of minerals in a broad sense, from natural mineral deposits to inorganic phases in materials; covers both spectroscopic and imaging studies; and provides a platform for discussing the possibilities and limits of the technique in the context of the existing analytical arsenal. Thomas Schmid Petra Dariz KW - Analytical sciences KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - Raman microspectroscopy KW - Mineral identification KW - Mineral paragenesis PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-519117 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/Raman_Spectroscopy_Minerals VL - 10 SP - 1 EP - 156 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-51911 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -