• S.S.SAJITHA
• Dr.P.METILDA

The mineralogical characterization was carried out to determine the major and minor constituents minerals present in the coastal soil samples of kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu, India by FT-IR spectroscopy. The identified minerals are quartz, orthoclase, microcline, albite, kaolinite, montmorilinite, illite, calcite, aragonite and organic carbon. Mineralogical investigations were generally performed by using X-ray diffraction (XRD). XRD technique to yield more information about the minerals. FT-IR and XRD methods were non destructive and can be used in the identification of mineralogical composition. DRS-UV spectroscopy can be used to determine the absorbance of important minerals at wavelengths in the range of 200-400 nm. The UV results showed the peak absorption at 302 to 306 nm range. The UV result indicates the presence of zinc and iron minerals enriched the coastal soil samples of Kanyakumari district.

Diffractive Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS)- UV, FT-IR and XRD

"DRS-UV, FT-IR AND XRD STUDIES OF COASTAL SOIL SAMPLES OF WEST COAST OF KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.183-185, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I28.pdf

"DRS-UV, FT-IR AND XRD STUDIES OF COASTAL SOIL SAMPLES OF WEST COAST OF KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp183-185, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I28.pdf