DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: Man_Made
SAMPLE_ID: None
MATERIAL_TYPE: Phyllosilicate + organic solvent
MATERIAL: Montmorillonite + benzene
FORMULA: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2*nH20 + C6H6
FORMULA_HTML: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10 (OH)2•nH20 + C6H6
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Montmorillonite SWy-1 from Crook, Wyoming, USA and benzene from a chemical supplier.
ORIGINAL_DONOR: Trude King
CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
1 ml of benzene solvent mixed with clay
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COMPOSITION_TRACE: None
XRD_ANALYSIS:
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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:
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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:
Spectrum has normal clay absorptions described for Montmorillonite SWy-1 and additional C-H related features at 1.6715, 2.2966, and possibly 2.1419 microns.
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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns