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

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TITLE: Spessartine WS480 Garnet DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: WS480

MINERAL_TYPE: Nesosilicate

MINERAL: Spessartine (Garnet group)

FORMULA: Mn3Al2(SiO4)3

FORMULA_HTML: Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Ely, Nevada

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Ward Natural Science Collection

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Forms series with Almandine.

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

40 kV - 30 mA, 7.3-9.5 keV
File: spes480.out, *.mdi (smear mount on quartz plate)
References: Borg and Smith (1969), JCPDS #10354, DHZ, v. 1a (1982), Huebner's reference patterns
Found: Garnet, minor quartz

Comment: Peaks moderately sharp, probably to be interpreted as good crystallinity with a small range of cell dimension (range of composition). The garnet ao=11.55, consistent with (but not proving) spessartine-rich composition. Quartz identification based on only two reflections.

J.S. Huebner, J. Pickrell, T. Schaefer, written communication 1994

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

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

COMPOSITION_TRACE:

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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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 4520	0.2-3.0µm	200	g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA:	splib05a r 6296	0.2-3.0µm	200	g.s.=

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