@article{fdi:010082669, title = {{S}tructural, textural, and chemical controls on the {OH} stretching vibrations in serpentine-group minerals}, author = {{F}ritsch, {E}mmanuel and {B}alan, {E}. and {P}etit, {S}. and {J}uillot, {F}arid}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {OH} stretching vibrational properties of eight serpentine samples from veins of the {N}ew {C}aledonian ophiolite have been investigated by {F}ourier-transform infrared spectroscopy ({FTIR}) in the mid-infrared and near-infrared ranges and by {R}aman spectroscopy. {T}he samples were selected for their monophasic composition ({L}z: lizardite; {C}tl: chrysotile; and {A}tg: antigorite) making them representative of the three serpentine species. {C}omparison of fundamental and overtone spectra allowed us to interpret most of the observed bands and to propose consistent spectral decomposition in individual components. {T}he {OH} stretching bands related to intrinsic vibrational properties of the minerals are distinguished from those associated with chemical substitutions in octahedral sites (mainly {F}e and {N}i for {M}g substitutions). {O}bservations made on the most symmetric {L}z are consistent with previous interpretations and underline the effect of macroscopic parameters on {OH} stretching bands in the {FTIR} spectra. {T}he major importance of the distribution of {OH} bond lengths in the broadening of the vibrational signals of the less symmetric and more distorted {A}tg is confirmed. {T}he combination of the three spectroscopic methods makes it possible to unravel the occurrence of two different types of interlayer {OH} environments in {C}tl nanotubes. {O}ne corresponds to the features observed at 3684 and 7171 cm(-1) in the fundamental and overtone spectra, respectively, and is similar to the local {OH} environment observed in {L}z. {T}he other corresponds to broader signals observed at 3693 and 7200 cm(-1) in the fundamental and overtone spectra, respectively. {I}t reflects a distribution of {OH} bond lengths likely related to local structural misfits between adjacent layers in the tubular structure of {C}tl.}, keywords = {{NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {M}ineralogy}, volume = {33}, numero = {4}, pages = {447--462}, ISSN = {0935-1221}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.5194/ejm-33-447-2021}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082669}, }