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.