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TITLE: Kaolinite KGa-1 (wxl) DESCRIPT
DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL
SAMPLE_ID: KGa-1
MINERAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate
MINERAL: Kaolinite (Kaolinite-Serpentine group)
FORMULA: Al2Si2O5(OH)4
FORMULA_HTML: Al2Si2O5(OH)4
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Washington County, GA
ORIGINAL_DONOR: Clay Mineral Society
CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
Polymorphous with Dickite, Halloysite, and Nacrite.
A spectrum for this sample was published by:
Clark, R.N., King, T.V.V., Klejwa, M., Swayze, G.A., and Vergo, N., 1990, High spectral resolution reflectance spectroscopy of minerals: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 95, no. 8B, p 12,653-12,680.
who noted that it was spectrally pure.
The spectrum from 2.5-25µm was published in:
Salisbury, J. W., Walter, L. W., and Vergo, N., 1987, Mid-Infrared (2.1-25µm) Spectra of Minerals: First Edition, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 87-263.
IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.
XRD_ANALYSIS:
Analysis by Norma Vergo indicates the sample is kaolinite + trace anatase, the less than 2µm cut was pure kaolinite.
END_XRD_ANALYSIS.
COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: EM # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem
| COMPOSITION KEYWORD |
Oxide ASCII |
Amount | Weight Percent, % |
Oxide html |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPOSITION: | SiO2 | 45.0 | wt% | SiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | TiO2 | 1.58 | wt% | TiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | Al2O3 | 38.0 | wt% | Al2O3 |
| COMPOSITION: | Fe2O3 | 0.26 | wt% | Fe2O3 |
| COMPOSITION: | FeO | 0.02 | wt% | FeO |
| COMPOSITION: | MnO | 0.00 | wt% | MnO |
| COMPOSITION: | MgO | 0.02 | wt% | MgO |
| COMPOSITION: | CaO | 0.02 | wt% | CaO |
| COMPOSITION: | Na2O | 0.01 | wt% | Na2O |
| COMPOSITION: | K2O | 0.04 | wt% | K2O |
| COMPOSITION: | P2O5 | 0.05 | wt% | P2O5 |
| COMPOSITION: | F | 0.013 | wt% | F |
| COMPOSITION: | LOI | 14.31 | wt% | LOI |
| COMPOSITION: | Total | 99.38 | wt% | |
| COMPOSITION: | O=Cl,F,S | wt% | #correction for Cl, F, S | |
| COMPOSITION: | New Total | wt% |
COMPOSITION_TRACE:
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
Analysis by C.V.Clemency, Dept. of Geological Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo N.Y. for the Clay Minerals Society. Fluorine analysis by J. Thomas Jr., Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, Ill, and is not included in the total.
Published in: van Olphen, H. and J.J. Fripiat, eds., 1979, Data handbook for clay materials and other non-metallic minerals, Pergamon Press, New York, p128.
END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.
MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:
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: | splib04a r 2540 | 0.2-3.0µm | 200 | g.s.= |
| LIB_SPECTRA: | splib05a r 3962 | 0.2-3.0µm | 200 | g.s.= |
| LIB_SPECTRA: | splib06a r 12117 | g.s.= | ||
| LIB_SPECTRA: | splib06a r 12132 | g.s.= |