  We present 8-13 micron spectra of eight red giants in the globular cluster 47
Tucanae (NGC 104), obtained at the European Southern Observatory 3.6m
telescope. These are the first mid-infrared spectra of metal-poor, low-mass
stars. The spectrum of at least one of these, namely the extremely red,
large-amplitude variable V1, shows direct evidence of circumstellar grains made
of amorphous silicate.
