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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: Oak Oak-Leaf-2 dried DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: PLANT

SAMPLE_ID: Oak-Leaf-2

PLANT_TYPE: Deciduous Tree, perennial

PLANT: English oak

LATIN_NAME: Quercus robur L.

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Lakewood, Colorado

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Raymond Kokaly, USGS

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Average reflectance of a single oak leaf, measured laying flat on a strongly absorbing laboratory benchtop. The leaf was cut from a tree and measured after oven drying for 72 hours at 30 degrees Celsius. The dry leaf weight was 0.83g. The leaf, when measured, was a dull green color with some portions of the leaf affected by degradation of chlorophyll caused by the drying process.

The fresh leaf was dark green in color with a weight of 1.65g (see sample Oak-Leaf-1). The leaf was collected from the sunlit east side of the tree from the lower branches.

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: Photo of site

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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: none

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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TRACE_ELEMENT_ANALYSIS: none

TRACE_ELEMENT_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns