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DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: Man_Made
SAMPLE_ID: GDS374
MATERIAL_TYPE: Fiberglass Insulation
MATERIAL: Fiberglass insulation
FORMULA: Unknown
FORMULA_HTML: Unknown
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Denver, Colorado
ORIGINAL_DONOR: Gregg Swayze
CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab
ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
The sample is pink fiberglass insulation typcially found in walls of buildings (i.e., in homes).
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XRD_ANALYSIS:
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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem
COMPOSITION_TRACE: None
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:
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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:
The spectrum has a reflectance peak at 0.48 microns and strong absorption at 0.53 microns that when combined with the absorption edge centered at 0.58 microns creates the "pink" color of the sample. There are a series of weak absorptions starting at 1.4 microns and occurring out to at least 2.5 microns (the upper range of the spectrometer) that may be related to OH or organic vibrations. G. Swayze.
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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns