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

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TITLE: Vermiculite VTx-1 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: VTx-1

MINERAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate

MINERAL: Vermiculite

FORMULA: (Mg,Fe+2,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2*4H2O

FORMULA_HTML: (Mg,Fe+2,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2•4H2O

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Llano, Texas

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Clay Mineral Repository

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

less than 250 microns.

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
Photo of sample

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

Not vermiculite - not pure (Norma Vergo).
Spectrally pure, but not chemically pure. (Norma Vergo).

There is some confusion on whether this is a pure vermiculite.

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: XRF # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem

COMPOSITION
KEYWORD
Oxide
ASCII
Amount Weight
Percent, %
Oxide
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COMPOSITION: SiO2 19.5 wt% SiO2
COMPOSITION: TiO2 less than 0.02 wt% TiO2
COMPOSITION: Al2O3 1.53 wt% Al2O3
COMPOSITION: Fe2O3 0.56 wt% Fe2O3
COMPOSITION: MnO 0.03 wt% MnO
COMPOSITION: MgO 27.7 wt% MgO
COMPOSITION: CaO 17.7 wt% CaO
COMPOSITION: Na2O 0.26 wt% Na2O
COMPOSITION: K2O 0.03 wt% K2O
COMPOSITION: P2O5 less than 0.05 wt% P2O5
COMPOSITION: LOI 32.7 wt% LOI
COMPOSITION: Total wt%

COMPOSITION_TRACE:

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1c2_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: splib04a r 5116 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.= $#60;250µm
LIB_SPECTRA: splib04a r 5127 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r 6991 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r 23461 g.s.=