TITLE: K Alunite + Kaolinite MV2-AR3
MATERIAL TYPE: MINERAL
SAMPLE ID: MV2-AR3
MINERAL TYPE: Intimate mixture
FORMULA:
COLLECTION LOCALITY: Alunite Ridge, near Christmas Mine, Tushar Mountains,
Piute County, Utah
COLLECTION LOCALITY LAT/LONG: 38º 22’ 46.05” N, 112º 19’
48.92” W
ORIGINAL DONOR: Barnaby W. Rockwell
CURRENT SAMPLE LOCATION: USGS Denver, CO
ULTIMATE SAMPLE LOCATION: USGS Denver, CO
SAMPLE DESCRIPTION:
Hydrothermally altered wall rock immediately adjacent to K alunite veins formed in high temperature magmatic steam environment. Dark reddish argillized appearance.
XRD ANALYSIS:
Major (>25%): K alunite
Minor (5%-25%): kaolinite
Trace (<5%): quartz, goethite, hematite
COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS TYPE: EM(WDS) # XRF,
EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem
Compound/Element |
Composition weight % |
|---|---|
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SiO2 |
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TiO2 |
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Al2O3 |
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FeO |
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MnO |
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MgO |
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CaO |
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Na2O |
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K2O |
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| Total |
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O=Cl,F,S |
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| New Total |
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COMPOSITION DISCUSSION:
MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION:
WAVELENGTH INTERVALS OF ABSORPTION FEATURES USED IN SPECTRAL ANALYSIS:
| Absorption |
Left
continuum endpoint |
Right
continuum endpoint |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2.061 |
2.091 |
2.235 |
2.265 |
| 2 |
1.445 |
1.465 |
1.505 |
1.535 |
| 3 (W) |
2.253 |
2.283 |
2.346 |
2.376 |
SPECTRAL REGION USED FOR CURVE SHAPE COMPETITION: 1.4 - 2.5 µm, Tetracorder group 2
SPECTROSCOPIC DISCUSSION:
USGS SPECTRAL LIBRARY LOCATION AND SPECTRAL RANGE: sprlf01a r 409 0.35-2.50µm
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