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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: L-Cysteine SA-W326305

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: VOLATILE

SAMPLE_ID: L-Cysteine SA-W326305

MATERIAL_TYPE: Amino Acid

MATERIAL: L-Cysteine

FORMULA: C3H6O2NS

FORMULA_HTML: C3H6O2NS

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Purchased from Sigma Aldrich chemistry

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:

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Spectroscopy Lab, Denver, CO

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Spectroscpy Lab, Denver, CO

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Sample is white acicular grains ~2mm in length
Other Names: L-cysteine; cysteine; Half-cystine; Thioserine; Cystein; (R)-Cysteine; carbocysteine; L-(+)-Cysteine; beta-Mercaptoalanine; cisteina; Polycysteine; Cisteinum; Cysteinum; L Cysteine; b-Mercaptoalanine; acetylcysteine
CAS #: 52-90-4
Sigma Aldrich Product #: W326305
Sigma Aldrich Lot #: mkbf8590V
No results of analysis provided by Sigma Aldrich. Product advertised as greater than or equal to 97% purity

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: None

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XRD_ANALYSIS:

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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: Analysis done by Sigma Aldrich, The Certificate of Analysis can be found on the Sigma Aldrich Website using the Product and Lot Numbers.

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

Strong absorption by the N-H bonds and the large grain size results in very low infrared reflectance.

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