Fall 2022 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects
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Presentation Type
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Description
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.
Publication Date
Fall 2022
Faculty Advisor
Joshua Sebree
Department
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Publisher
Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2022 Samrin Shahnaz & Joshua Sebree
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Shahnaz, Samrin and Sebree, Joshua, "Raman Analysis of Fluorescent Minerals and Rocks at the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption" (2022). Fall 2022 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects. 1.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/chemanaly_fa2022/1
