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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: Cummingtonite HS294 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: HS294.1B, HS294.2B, HS294.3B, HS294.4B, HS294.6

MINERAL_TYPE: Inosilicate

MINERAL: Cummingtonite (Amphibole group)

FORMULA: (Mg,Fe+2)7Si8O22(OH)2

FORMULA_HTML: (Mg,Fe+2)7Si8O22(OH)2

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Lead, SD

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Hunt and Salisbury Collection

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Forms series with Magnesiocummingtonite and Grunerite.

"I-13 Cummingtonite 294B--Lead, S. Dakota. (Mg, Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2: This amphibole has the same composition as anthophyllite, but is monoclinic rather than orthorhombic in crystal form. Its spectrum is a relatively smooth curve in which there is no evidence of hydroxyl bands, but in which the main feature is a broad ferrous iron band near 1.0µ. The lack of hydroxyl bands in what appears to be a rather pure amphibole in hand specimen is something that we cannot explain. Reflectivities I through IV are 40%, 24%, 12%, and 8% at 0.75µ, and 32%, 15%, 6%, and 4% at 1.0µ. The sample is a dark greenish gray. The low reflectivities are a function of this sample darkness, not of contamination with opaques."

Hunt, G.R., J.W. Salisbury, and C.J. Lenhoff, 1973, Visible and near-infrared spectra of minerals and rocks: VI. Additional silicates. Modern Geology, v. 4, p. 85-106.

Grain size fractions are indicated by the extension after the sample number:
.1B = <5 µm
.2B = <74 µm
.3B = 74-250 µm
.4B = 250-1200 µm
.6 = cut slab

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
Photo of sample

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XRD_ANALYSIS:

Cummingtonite + quartz + biotite + chlorite + others (Norma Vergo)

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

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

Sample has two different amphiboles, one green and the other clear in about equal proportions. Sample also contains significant quartz and trace garnet? G. Swayze.

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1c2_3_4_ # Cummingtonite HS294.1B # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns
SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1c2_3_4_ # Cummingtonite HS294.2B # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns
SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1c2c3c4c # Cummingtonite HS294.3B # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns
SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1c2_3_4_ # Cummingtonite HS294.4B # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns
SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1c2_3_4_ # Cummingtonite HS294.6 # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns