Differentiating α-moganite, silanol and α-quartz by Raman spectroscopy.

The silica phases quartz, silanol and moganite are widely prevalent and consequential in industrial applications and natural science. However, methods for differentiating these important phases are few. Using Raman spectra simulated by density function and perturbation expansion after discretization theory, representative spectra could be obtained and the comingling of diagnostic Raman Bands for the three phases identified in samples. On this basis new methods to identify moganite in Raman spectra are proposed.