Montmorillonite SAz-1

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

mineral

Material Type

Phyllosilicate

Sample ID

SAz-1

Collection Locality

Apache County, Arizona

Spectral Purity

1b2b3b4_ # SAz-1 # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns

Composition / XRD

EM # 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. The spectrum from 2.5-25µm was published in: Salisbury, J. W., Walter, L. W., and Vergo, N., 1987, Mid-Infrared (2.1-25µm) Spectra of Minerals: First Edition, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 87-263. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:

XRD Analysis

Analysis by Norma Vergo indicates the sample is smectite + medium amounts of quartz, the less than 2µm cut is pure smectite.

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126