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Clark and others 2007 USGS Data Series 231
Spectral Library splib06a Sample Description

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TITLE: Cedar GDS361 High Weathered Shake DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: Man_Made

SAMPLE_ID: GDS361

MATERIAL_TYPE: Wood

MATERIAL: Cedar Shake

FORMULA: Unknown

FORMULA_HTML: Unknown

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Residential roof in Littleton, Colorado

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Gregg Swayze

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Cedar shake from residential roof, collected in Littleton, Colorado. Shake was exposed to the weather on a roof for about 15 years. Spectrum was measured on the weathered surface of the shake. The spectrum ramps upward nearly monotonically out to 1.4 microns. This ramp is slightly concave with an broad absorption centered at 0.6832 microns. Past 1.4 microns the spectrum has a number of spectral absorptions due to water, cellulose, and lignin. There is a strong asymmetric absorption at 1.4550 microns. A broad complex of absorptions centered at 1.75 microns is probably C-H overtone related. There are other absorptions at 1.92, 2.0975, 2.2703, and 2.3379 microns.

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:

Spectrum was measured on the weathered surface of the shake.

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 10518 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r 27800 g.s.=