Montmorillonite

Montmorillonite — NIR2,126 points · 400012500 cm⁻¹
400060008000100001200000.05000.100Wavenumber (cm⁻¹)Absorbance

Spectrum Details

Modality
NIR
Category
mineral
Material Type
Phyllosilicate
Sample ID
CM20
Collection Locality
Husband Mine, Polkville, Mississippi
Spectral Purity
1b2b3c4_ # CM20 # 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
A spectrum for this sample was published by: Clark, R.N., T.V.V. King, M. Klejwa, G. Swayze, and N. Vergo, 1990, High spectral resolution reflectance spectroscopy of minerals: J. Geophys Res. 12653-12680. who noted that it was spectrally pure. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: NO PHOTO
XRD Analysis
Analysis by Norma Vergo indicates the sample is smectite + trace quartz, the less than 2µm cut was pure smectite.
X Units
cm⁻¹
Y Units
Absorbance
Data Points
2,126

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Attribution

USGS Spectral Library Version 7, U.S. Geological Survey

License: Public Domain

DOI: 10.3133/ds1035

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