Limestone

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

soil

Material Type

Intimate

Sample ID

CU02-11A

Collection Locality

6 km north of western center, Cuprite, Nevada, USA

Spectral Purity

1a2_3_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 a large outcrop of the Cambrian Mule Springs Limestone exposed about 6 km north of the western alteration center at Cuprite, NV. The surface measured spectrally is the weathered surface of the sample.

XRD Analysis

calcite (major), quartz (trace)

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126