Kaolin-Smect

Spectrum Details

Modality

FTIR

Category

soil

Material Type

Intimate

Sample ID

KLF511

Collection Locality

Paris Basin, France

Spectral Purity

1b2c3c4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns

Composition / XRD

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

Sample Description

Kaolinite/smectite clays are produced as transitional phases as smectite weathers to kaolinite. This sample is from the Argiles Plastique Formation of the Paris Basin. This formation contains a paragenetic sequence from smectite to kaolinite. Hauff, P.L., F.A. Kruse, and Medard Thiry, 1990, Spectral identification and characterization of kaolinite/smectite clays in weathering environments. Proceedings of the Fifth Australian Remote Sensing Conference, Perth, Australia, pp. 898-905.

XRD Analysis

XRD was used to determine the percent kaolinite. This sample is 12% kaolinite. Hauff, P.L., F.A. Kruse, and Medard Thiry, 1990, Spectral identification and characterization of kaolinite/smectite clays in weathering environments. Proceedings of the Fifth Australian Remote Sensing Conference, Perth, Australia, pp. 898-905.

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

1,801