Dickite+others

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

soil

Material Type

Intimate

Sample ID

CU91-219B

Collection Locality

Eastern Alteration Center, Cuprite, Nevada, USA

Spectral Purity

1_2a3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns

Composition / XRD

XRF # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem

Sample Description

This sample was collected from the southwestern portion of the western alteration center at Cuprite, NV and is composed of hydrothermally altered lower Cambrian Harkless Phyllite altered during a 7.5 Ma hydrothermal event.

XRD Analysis

Dickite plus some solid solution with kaolinite, quartz, and calcite.

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126