Calcite

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

mineral

Material Type

Carbonate

Sample ID

CO2004

Collection Locality

Alligator Ridge Mine, Nevada

Spectral Purity

1b2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns

Composition / XRD

None # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem

Sample Description

Forms series with Rhodochrosite. Trimorphous with Aragonite and Vaterite. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: NO PHOTO

XRD Analysis

Calcite + minor quartz Kruse, F.A., and P.L. Hauff, eds., 1992, The IGCP-264 Spectral Properties Database. IUGS/UNESCO, Special Publication, 211 p., (in press).

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126