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Kokaly, R.F., Clark, R.N., Swayze, G.A., Livo, K.E., Hoefen, T.M., Pearson, N.C., Wise, R.A., Benzel, W.M., Lowers, H.A., Driscoll, R.L., and Klein, A.J., 2017, USGS Spectral Library Version 7: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1035, 61 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1035
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TITLE: BHVO-2F+4%_Methanol

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MIXTURE

SAMPLE_ID: BHVO-2F, Methanol JTB-9069-03

MIXTURE_TYPE: Intimate

MIXTURE: Hawaii Volcano Basalt (USGS Standard BHVO-2F) + 4% Methanol JTB-9069-03

MINOR COMPONENT FORMULA: CH4O

MINOR COMPONENT FORMULA_HTML: CH4O

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Not Applicable

COLLECTION_LATITUDE: Not Available # degrees and decimal minutes (N or S)

COLLECTION_LONGITUDE: Not Available # degrees and decimal minutes (W or E)

DATUM: Not Available # coordinate datum

ORIGINAL_DONOR:Organic Material was purchased from JT Baker, Basalt donated by Stephen Wilson, USGS

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS, Denver

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS, Denver

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Sample was prepared by adding organic compound to a fine ground Basalt and grinding in an alumina mortar and pestle. BHVO-2F is a USGS Basalt standard taken from Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii. View the Certificate of analysis here: http://crustal.usgs.gov/geochemical_reference_standards/basaltbhvo2.html

Minor Component Description
Colorless Liquid
Other Names: Methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, carbinol, Methyl hydroxide
CAS #: 67-56-1
JT Baker Product #: 9069-03
JT Baker Lot #: H17601
ASSAY (GC W/ H2O CORRECTION) 99.9%
APPEARANCE PASSES TEST
COLOR (APHA) 5
H2O (BY TITRATION) 0.05%
RESIDUE AFTER EVAPORATION 0.00009%
H2O SOLUBILITY PASSES TEST
CARBONYL COMPONENTS
ACETONE 0.001%
FORMALDEHYDE 0.00003%
ACETALDEHYDE 0.00002%
TITRATABLE ACID (meq/g) 0.00002
TITRATABLE BASE (meq/g) <0.00001
SUBSTANCES DARKENED BY H2SO4 PASSES TEST
SUBSTANCES REDUCING PERMANGANATE PASSES TEST
UV ABSORBANCE
205 nm 0.74
210 nm 0.42
220 nm 0.20
230 nm 0.09
240 nm 0.04
260 nm 0.007
280 nm 0.003
400 nm less than 0.002

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: Not Available

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XRD_ANALYSIS:

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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem

COMPOSITION
KEYWORD
Oxide
ASCII
Amount Weight
Percent, %
Oxide
html
COMPOSITION: SiO2: 49.9 wt% SiO2
COMPOSITION: TiO2: 2.73 wt% TiO2
COMPOSITION: Al2O3: 13.5 wt% Al2O3
COMPOSITION: Fe2O3: 12.3 wt% Fe2O3
COMPOSITION: MgO: 7.23 wt% MgO
COMPOSITION: CaO: 11.4 wt% CaO
COMPOSITION: Na2O: 2.22 wt% Na2O
COMPOSITION: K2O: 0.52 wt% K2O
COMPOSITION: P2O5: 0.27 wt% P2O5
COMPOSITION: -------- ---------- ---------
COMPOSITION: Total: 100.07 wt%
COMPOSITION: O=Cl,F,S: wt% #correction for Cl, F, S
COMPOSITION: New Total: wt%

COMPOSITION
KEYWORD
Elementl
ASCII
Amount Weight
COMPOSITION: Ba: 130 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Ce: 38 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Co: 45 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Cr: 280 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Cu: 127 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Ga: 21.7 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Hf: 4.1 ug/g
COMPOSITION: La: 15 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Mn: 1290 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Nd: 25.0 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Ni: 119 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Rb: 9.8 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Sc: 32 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Sr: 389 ug/g
COMPOSITION: V: 317 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Y: 26 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Zn: 103 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Zr: 172 ug/g
COMPOSITION: F: 370 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Gd: 6.3 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Ho: 1.04 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Li: 5 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Lu: 0.28 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Nb: 18 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Sm: 6.2 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Sn: 1.9 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Ta: 1.4 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Tb: 0.9 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Th: 1.2 ug/g
COMPOSITION: Yb: 2.0 ug/g

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

No additional compositional details available.

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2a3a4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns