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Fourier transform Raman spectra of Czech and Moravian fossil resins from freshwater sediments
Author(s) -
Jehlička J.,
Jorge Villar S. E.,
Edwards H. G. M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.1191
Subject(s) - cretaceous , raman spectroscopy , carboniferous , baltic amber , paleontology , cenomanian , geology , sedimentary depositional environment , chemistry , geochemistry , mineralogy , physics , ecology , biology , structural basin , optics , genus
Fourier Transform (FT) Raman spectra were obtained from 10 fossil resin specimens differing in localities, precise paleoecological situation and geological age. The series investigated includes amber from Moravia and Bohemia designated by local names: valchovite, retinite, neudorfite, schauffite and muckite. All fossil resins originate from freshwater deposits of Cenomanian age (Mesozoic). Non‐altered amber from Jantarnaja (Baltic Russia), highly matured amber, rumanite and simetite and also přílepite of Westphalian age (Carboniferous) were investigated for comparison material. The FT‐Raman spectra indicates the similarity between Bohemian and Moravian fossil resins and Baltic (Eocene) and Lebanon (Cretaceous) ambers. Important differences exist among the FT‐Raman spectra obtained. Similarities between spectra of fossil resins of different ages, and differences between similar materials sampled at close localities, suggest the importance of the post‐depositional conditions and alteration on the character of the resulting fossil resin. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.