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

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TITLE: Beidellite_montmorillonite GDS124 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MIXTURE

SAMPLE_ID: GDS124

MIXTURE_TYPE: Intimate

MIXTURE: Beidellite + Montmorillonite

FORMULA: (Na,Ca,0.33 Al2[Si3.5Al0.5O10(OH)2]*nH2O

FORMULA_HTML: (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 *nH2O

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Florida Mts. Idaho?

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Jim Post

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: NONE
END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

Montmorillonite (Major), Beidellite (Major), Sutley, 2005.

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

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

COMPOSITION
KEYWORD

ASCII
Amount Weight
Percent, %

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COMPOSITION: xxx % wt% x
COMPOSITION: xxx % wt% xxx
COMPOSITION: xxx % wt% xxxxx
COMPOSITION: xx % wt% xxx
COMPOSITION: xxx 0.00 wt% xxx
COMPOSITION: xxx % wt% xx
COMPOSITION: xxx % wt% xxx

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

avg. grain size =

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2b3b4b # 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: spd0300 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r 24340 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r 24364 g.s.=