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

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TITLE: Cronstedtite M3542 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: M3542

MINERAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate

MINERAL: Cronstedtite (Kaolinite-Serpentine group)

FORMULA: Fe+22Fe+3(Si,Fe+3)O5(OH)4

FORMULA_HTML: Fe₂⁺²Fe⁺³(Si,Fe⁺³)O₅(OH)₄

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Cornwall, England

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Ed Olsen, Field Museum of Natural History

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
NO PHOTO

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XRD_ANALYSIS:

Agrees with cronstedtite pattern PDF 17-470 (Ed Olsen, personal communication).

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

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

The cronstedtite occurs with quartz and may contain as much as 5% quartz (E. Olsen, personal communication). Spectrally there is no evidence of the presence of quartz.

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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2b3b4_ # 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 1301	0.2-3.0µm	200	g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA:	splib05a r 2271	0.2-3.0µm	200	g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA:	splib06a r 6528			g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA:	splib06a r 6540			g.s.=