"Raman Analysis of Fluorescent Minerals and Rocks at the Shrine of the " by Samrin Shahnaz and Joshua Sebree
 

Fall 2022 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects

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The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption is a religious tourist attraction in West Bend, IA, which also happens to be the world’s largest grotto. A Catholic priest, Fr. Dobberstein , constructed the grotto using precious stones from all over the US about a hundred years ago, and the caretakers have questions about the chemical compositions of the rocks and minerals, both natural and synthetic. Raman Spectroscopy is a non destructive method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemical compounds. In this project, Raman analysis was performed on various fluorescent rocks found at the grotto. This included both natural and synthetic rocks. Natural rocks were evaluated for impurities. It was found that the natural rocks are mostly pure, and the synthetic rocks have near identical composition.

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Fall 2022

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Joshua Sebree

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

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en

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Raman Analysis of Fluorescent Minerals and Rocks at the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption

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