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

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TITLE: Kaolinite CM9 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: CM9

MINERAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate

MINERAL: Kaolinite (Kaolinite-Serpentine group)

FORMULA: Al2Si2O5(OH)4

FORMULA_HTML: Al2Si2O5(OH)4

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Mesa Alta, New Mexico

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Clay Mineral Standard from Wards Natural Science Inc.

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Polymorphous with Dickite, Halloysite, and Nacrite.

A spectrum for this sample was published by:

Clark, R.N., King, T.V.V., Klejwa, M., Swayze, G.A., and Vergo, N., 1990, High spectral resolution reflectance spectroscopy of minerals: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 95, no. 8B, p 12,653-12,680.

who noted that it was spectrally pure.

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

Analysis by Norma Vergo indicates the sample is well ordered kaolinite. The less than 2µm cut is kaolinite + small amount of quartz.

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: XRF # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem


COMPOSITION
KEYWORD
Oxide
ASCII
Amount Weight
Percent, %
Oxide
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COMPOSITION: SiO2 47.1 wt% SiO2
COMPOSITION: TiO2 0.46 wt% TiO2
COMPOSITION: Al2O3 37.4 wt% Al2O3
COMPOSITION: Fe2O3 0.47 wt% Fe2O3
COMPOSITION: FeO less than 0.01 wt% FeO
COMPOSITION: MnO less than 0.02 wt% MnO
COMPOSITION: MgO 0.16 wt% MgO
COMPOSITION: CaO 0.05 wt% CaO
COMPOSITION: Na2O less than 0.15 wt% Na2O
COMPOSITION: K2O 0.08 wt% K2O
COMPOSITION: P2O5 less than 0.05 wt% P2O5
COMPOSITION: H2O+ 13.8 wt% H2O+
COMPOSITION: H2O- 0.12 wt% H2O-
COMPOSITION: H2O 13.9 wt% H2O
COMPOSITION: LOI 14.1 wt% LOI
COMPOSITION: Total 100.04 wt%
COMPOSITION: O=Cl,F,S wt% #correction for Cl, F, S
COMPOSITION: New Total wt%

COMPOSITION_TRACE:

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

XRF Analysis by Branch of Analytical Chemistry, USGS, Denver. Total above includes LOI value rather than H2O values, and does not include value for FeO as it was determined at same time as H2O. Trace analysis was performed and will be added later.

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2_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: splib04a r 2529 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r 3898 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r 3911 1.3-5.3µm 200 g.s.=


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