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TITLE: Sepiolite SepSp-1AcB DESCRIPT
DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL
SAMPLE_ID: SepSp-1ACB (1-26-87)
MINERAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate
MINERAL: Sepiolite (meerschaum)
FORMULA: Mg4Si6O15(OH)2*H2O
FORMULA_HTML: Mg4Si6O15(OH)2•H2O
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Valdemoro, Spain
ORIGINAL_DONOR: Source Clay Mineral Repository
CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
Sepiolite is a hydrous magnesium silicate, claylike and a secondary mineral associated with serpentine.
IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
NO PHOTO
END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.
XRD_ANALYSIS:
Sepiolite plus calcite (Norma Vergo).
Spectrally pure: no calcite bands. Calcite affects the continuum only; confirmed by Na-acetate buffer purification (Norma Vergo).
END_XRD_ANALYSIS.
COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: XRF # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem
| COMPOSITION KEYWORD |
Oxide ASCII |
Amount | Weight Percent, % |
Oxide html |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPOSITION: | SiO2 | 54.8 | wt% | SiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | TiO2 | 0.04 | wt% | TiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | Al2O3 | 1.39 | wt% | Al2O3 |
| COMPOSITION: | Fe2O3 | 0.40 | wt% | Fe2O3 |
| COMPOSITION: | FeO | 0.02 | wt% | FeO |
| COMPOSITION: | MnO | less than 0.02 | wt% | MnO |
| COMPOSITION: | MgO | 22.3 | wt% | MgO |
| COMPOSITION: | CaO | 1.07 | wt% | CaO |
| COMPOSITION: | Na2O | less than 0.15 | wt% | Na2O |
| COMPOSITION: | K2O | 0.20 | wt% | K2O |
| COMPOSITION: | P2O5 | less than 0.05 | wt% | P2O5 |
| COMPOSITION: | H2O+ | 11.4 | wt% | H2O+ |
| COMPOSITION: | H2O- | 7.36 | wt% | H2O- |
| COMPOSITION: | H2O | 18.8 | wt% | H2O |
| COMPOSITION: | LOI | 18.1 | wt% | LOI |
| COMPOSITION: | Total | 98.72 | wt% | |
| COMPOSITION: | O=Cl,F,S | wt% | #correction for Cl, F, S | |
| COMPOSITION: | New Total | 98.72 | wt% |
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Exists but needs to be included.
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
Analysis by E. Brandt, J.H. Christie, J. Taggart, Ardith J. Bartel, K. Stewart
Induced Coupled Plasma trace analysis exists but is not included yet.
END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.
MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:
END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.
SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:
END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.
SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2b3c4_ # 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 4402 | 0.2-3.0µm | 200 | g.s.= |
| LIB_SPECTRA: | splib04a r 4413 | 0.2-3.0µm | 200 | g.s.= |
| LIB_SPECTRA: | splib05a r 6177 | 0.2-3.0µm | 200 | g.s.= |
| LIB_SPECTRA: | splib06a r 20339 | g.s.= | ||
| LIB_SPECTRA: | splib06a r 20352 | g.s.= |