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

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TITLE: Sauconite GDS135 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: GDS135

MINERAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate

MINERAL: Sauconite (Montmorillonite group)

FORMULA: Na0.33Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2*4H2O

FORMULA_HTML: Na0.33Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2•4H2O

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Coon Hollow Mine, Zinc, Boone Co. Arkansas

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Dave Sherman

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

Not Available

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

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

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

None

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1?2_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 4359 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r 6100 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=


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