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

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TITLE: Goethite GDS134 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: GDS134

MINERAL_TYPE: Hydroxide

MINERAL: Goethite

FORMULA: alpha-FeO(OH)

FORMULA_HTML: alpha-FeO(OH)

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: South Africa

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Dave Sherman

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
No Image

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

Found: Goethite plus unidentified reflection at 1.484 A Found: a jarosite mineral, subequal quartz, and minor goethite Comment: Goethite intensities match HS-36 and WS-220 (both in this report)

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

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

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

None.

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

mode:
vol%
vol%
vol%

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

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: xxx xxx 200 g.s.= xxx
LIB_SPECTRA: xxx xxx 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r 8232 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r 8252 g.s.=