Montmorillonite+Illite

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

soil

Material Type

Intimate

Sample ID

CM37

Collection Locality

Strasburg, Virginia

Spectral Purity

1b2_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

Sample is tan in color.

XRD Analysis

Analysis by Norma Vergo indicates the sample is clay + quartz + calcite + trace feldspar? The less than 2µm cut has illite/smectite 96%, illite + trace amounts of quartz.

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126