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

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TITLE: Antigorite+.2DryGrass AMX26 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: Plant

SAMPLE_ID: AMX26

PLANT_TYPE: grass

PLANT: Antigorite + 20% dry grass Amix

LATIN_NAME: Not available

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: grass collect near Bld. 20 of the Denver Federal Center in Colorado, USA. Antigorite collected from Red Hill 6.5 km west of Chinese Camp, California, USA

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Gregg Swayze

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Grass from side of road just west of Bld. 20. Antigorite sample is pale green massive antigorite with picrolitic partings also made of antigorite. X-ray diffraction indicates that the sample is composed of antigorite (a non-fibrous serpentine mineral in the same mineral group as chrysotile asbestos).

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

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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TRACE_ELEMENT_ANALYSIS:

TRACE_ELEMENT_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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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 12010 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=


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