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Clark et. al. 2003 USGS Open File Report 03-395
Spectral Library splib05a Sample Description

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TITLE: Plastic_Tarp GDS339 Green DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: Man Made

SAMPLE_ID: GDS339

MATERIAL_TYPE: Plastic

MATERIAL: Plastic Tarp

FORMULA: Unknown

FORMULA_HTML: Unknown

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Construction site, Denver, Colorado

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Gregg Swayze

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Light green rip-stop plastic tarp of the type typically used at construction sites.

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

A strong green peak is observed in the visible at at 0.52 microns. C-H absorptions are observed in the 1.7 and 2.3 micron regions.

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns

LIB_SPECTRA_HED: where Wave Range Av_Rs_Pwr Comment
LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r 10440 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=


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