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Raman spectroscopy: shungite vs. anthraxolite (carbon ordering)

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Raman spectroscopy: shungite vs. anthraxolite (carbon ordering) was created by Research
European Journal of Mineralogy paper using Raman spectroscopy to compare the carbon order in shungite against anthraxolite. Relevant for the "is it really different from coal" question that comes up a lot.

Sources: via oraphimshungite.com · original on European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 545-554 (search "Raman spectroscopic study of natural nanostructured carbon materials shungite vs anthraxolite").

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