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USGS Spectral Library Version 7 Sample Description

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: Illite IL101 (2M2) DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: IL101

MINERAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate

MINERAL: Illite, a group of hydrated mica-clay minerals

FORMULA: (K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,H20]

FORMULA_HTML: (K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,H2O]

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Shakanai Mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Dr. S. Shimoda, University of Tsukuba

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: CSES/CIRES, Univ. of CO, Boulder

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: CSES/CIRES, Univ. of CO, Boulder

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
NO PHOTO

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

Illite (2M2-illite)
Contaminant phase: Quartz(?).

Kruse, F.A., and P.L. Hauff, eds., 1992, The IGCP-264 Spectral Properties Database. IUGS/UNESCO, Special Publication, 211 p., (in press).

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

COMPOSITION_TRACE:

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

average grain size about 5 µm

Sample looks pure. G. Swayze

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns