FTIR Spectroscopic Studies on Coastal Sediment Samples from Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract

The coastal sediment collected in and around cuddalore district is subjected to mineral analysis. FTIR spectroscopic technique is applied to sediment samples to identify the constituent minerals. From the infra spectrum, the minerals are identified from the location or band position of peaks with the help of available literature. The minerals such as quartz, orthoclase, microcline, albite, kaolinite, montmorlinite, calcite, aragonite and organic carbon are identified. The performed analyses provided useful information about the mineralogical composition of the sediments. FT-IR spectroscopy seems to be useful method for the mineral analysis of coastal sediments.