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| Formula | Modality | Category | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samarium Oxide | — | NIR | Man-made | USGS | |
| Sand DWO-3-DEL2a no vis.oil | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Sand DWO-3-DEL2b wet no oil | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Sand DWO-3-DEL2c no vis.oil | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Sand DWO-3-DEL2d wet no oil | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Sand GrndIsle1 no oil | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Sand GrndIsle2 no visibl oil | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Sanidine | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sanidine | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sanidine+albite | — | FTIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Sanidine+albite | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Saponite SapCa-1 | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Saponite SapCa-1.AcB | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Saponite SapCa-1.AcB | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sauconite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sauconite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Scolecite GDS7 Zeolite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Scolecite GDS7 Zeolite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Serpentine | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Serpentine HS8.1B | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Serpentine HS8.2B | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Serpentine HS8.3B | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Serpentine HS8.3B | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Serpentine HS8.4B | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Serpentine HS8.6 | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Siderite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Siderite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Siderophyllite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Siderophyllite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Smaragdite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Smaragdite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Spar.patens | — | NIR | Vegetation | USGS | |
| Spessartine | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Spessartine | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sphalerite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sphalerite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sphene | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Sphene | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Spodumene | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Spodumene | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Starch corn Argo | — | NIR | Organic | USGS | |
| Starch potato SA-33615 | — | NIR | Organic | USGS | |
| Staurolite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Staurolite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Stilbite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Stilbite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Stilbite | — | UV-Vis | Mineral | USGS | |
| Stilbite GDS8 Zeolite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Stilbite GDS8 Zeolite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS |