Corrensite CorWa-1

Spectrum Details

Modality

FTIR

Category

mineral

Material Type

Phyllosilicate

Sample ID

CorWa-1

Collection Locality

Packwood, Washington

Spectral Purity

1b2b3c4_ # 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

Interstratified trioctahedral phyllosilicate. Regularly interstratified chlorite and vermiculite. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: NO PHOTO

XRD Analysis

Corrensite + albite + quartz, albite ~8 vol. %, quartz ~4%, corrensite coats albite and quartz grains. 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

1,801