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| Formula | Modality | Category | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Celestite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cellulose SA-C6288 | — | NIR | Organic | USGS | |
| Cerulean blue | — | NIR | Man-made | USGS | |
| Chalcopyrite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chalcopyrite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chamise | — | NIR | Vegetation | USGS | |
| Chlorite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chlorite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chromite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chromite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chrysocolla | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chrysocolla | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Chrysotile | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cinnabar | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cinnabar | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinochlore | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinochlore | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinochlore Fe | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinochlore Fe | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinoptilolite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinoptilolite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinoptilolite GDS2 Zeolite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Clinoptilolite GDS2 Zeolite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| ClinozoisiteEpidote | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| ClinozoisiteEpidote | — | FTIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Cobalt blue | — | NIR | Man-made | USGS | |
| Cobalt green | — | NIR | Man-made | USGS | |
| Cobalt violet | — | NIR | Man-made | USGS | |
| Cookeite CAr-1.a 104-150um | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cookeite CAr-1.a 104-150um | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cookeite CAr-1.b 60-104um | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cookeite CAr-1.b 60-104um | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cookeite CAr-1.c lt30um | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cookeite CAr-1.c lt30um | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Copiapite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Copiapite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Coquimbite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cordierite-QtzMus | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Cordierite-QtzMus | — | FTIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Corundum | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cotton Fabric | — | NIR | Man-made | USGS | |
| Covellite-Pyrite | — | FTIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Covellite-Pyrite | — | NIR | Soil | USGS | |
| Cummingtonite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cummingtonite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cuprite | — | NIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| Cuprite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS | |
| D.spicata DWV6-0511 dryNPV.a | — | NIR | Vegetation | USGS | |
| Datolite | — | FTIR | Mineral | USGS |