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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: Mesolite+Hydroxyapop GDS6 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MIXTURE

SAMPLE_ID: GDS6

MIXTURE_TYPE: Intimate

MIXTURE: Mesolite + Hydroxyapophyllite (Zeolite group)

FORMULA: Na2Ca2Al6Si9O30*8H2O + KCa4Si8O20(OH,F)*8H2O

FORMULA_HTML: Na2Ca2Al6Si9O30•8H2O + KCa4Si8O20(OH,F)•8H2O

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Hampton, Nova Scotia

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Wards Scientific

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: U.S.G.S. Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: U.S.G.S. Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

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XRD_ANALYSIS:

Mesolite - major
Hydroxyapophyllite - major
Unidentifiable residuals

Konnert Judith, and Marta Flohr, 1992, unpublished data, USGS Reston, VA.

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

COMPOSITION_TRACE:

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2b3c4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns