Chrysotile — NIR2,126 points · 4000–12500 cm⁻¹
Sample photograph — USGS Spectral Library v7
Spectrum Details
- Modality
- NIR
- Category
- mineral
- Material Type
- Phyllosilicate
- Sample ID
- HS323.1B
- Collection Locality
- Arizona
- Spectral Purity
- 1a2_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
- Chrysotile was not available in grain sizes greater than 200µm and was not sieved to grain sizes less than 200µm because of its carcinogenic character. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
- XRD Analysis
- This is a pure chrysotile. Sample analysis by Norma Vergo. Clark, R.N., T.V.V. King, M. Klejwa, G. Swayze, and N. Vergo, 1990, High spectral resolution reflectance spectroscopy of minerals: J. Geophys Res. 12653-12680.
- X Units
- cm⁻¹
- Y Units
- Absorbance
- Data Points
- 2,126
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Attribution
USGS Spectral Library Version 7, U.S. Geological Survey
License: Public Domain
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