Montmorillonite-Na

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

soil

Material Type

Intimate

Sample ID

CU93-52A

Collection Locality

Stonewall Playa, Cuprite, Nevada, USA

Spectral Purity

1c2_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 the surface of the dry Stonewall Mud playa 1 km east of the eastern alteration center at Cuprite, NV. The original surface was preserved and spectrally measured in the lab.

XRD Analysis

Quartz (major), anorthite (minor), albite (minor), calcite (minor), orthoclase ( minor), muscovite (minor), montmorillonite (minor), kaolinite (trace), magnesiohornblende (trace).

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126