Mineral characterization of Coastal Sediments of East Coast of Tamilnadu, India using FT-IR Spectroscopy

Abstract

The characterization of minerals in sediments collected from Pattipulam to Devanampattinam of the East Coast of Tamilnadu, India was carried out using FT-IR spectroscopic technique. The minerals identification was done by using the band position of IR absorption peaks from the available literatures. The minerals such as quartz, microcline, orthoclase, albite, kaolinite, montmorlinite, calcite, aragonite and organic carbon are identified. From the analysis. quartz was identified as a major mineral and kaolinite, montmorlinite, calcite, and aragonite accessory minerals from the presence of a number of peaks. FT-IR spectroscopy was a powerful tool for the mineral analysis of coastal sediments from the analysis.