Raman spectroscopy of volcanic lavas and inclusions of relevance to astrobiological exploration by Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Philosophical Transactions A Volume 368(1922): July 13, 2010 ©2010 by The Royal Society
Raman spectrum of calcite and aragonite, both polymorphs of calcium carbonate, are easily distinguished by Raman spectroscopy owing to the band at 283 cm−1 characteristic for calcite, whereas aragonite shows a band at 203 cm−1. Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010;368: ©2010 by The Royal Society
Raman spectrum showing the presence of calcite and gypsum. Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010;368: ©2010 by The Royal Society
Raman spectrum showing the characteristic signatures of chlorophyll and gypsum. Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010;368: ©2010 by The Royal Society
Raman spectra of (a) glassy matrix, (b) olivine (weaker signatures) and augite, and (c) magnetite. Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010;368: ©2010 by The Royal Society
Raman spectrum of (a) goethite, (b) haematite and magnetite, and (c) sulphur. Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010;368: ©2010 by The Royal Society
Comparative Raman spectra between the organic compound found on the fumarole sample (b) and the spectrum collected on a stromatolite from Australia (a). Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010;368: ©2010 by The Royal Society
Raman spectrum of anatase in lava spectrums. Susana E. Jorge-Villar, and Howell G. M. Edwards Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2010;368: ©2010 by The Royal Society