DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: Man_Made
SAMPLE_ID: GDS340
MATERIAL_TYPE: Plastic
MATERIAL: Plastic Tarp
FORMULA: CH4 compound
FORMULA_HTML: CH4 compound
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Denver, Colorado
ORIGINAL_DONOR: Gregg Swayze
CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab
ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Lab
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
Blue (rip-stop) plastic tarp typically used in construction.
END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.
XRD_ANALYSIS:
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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem
COMPOSITION_TRACE: None
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
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MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:
END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.
SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:
The spectrum has a sharp peak at 0.462 microns probably due to the pigment in the plastic. Absorption bands in the 1.7 and 2.3 micron region are C-H related. There are other strong absorptions at 1.21 and 1.42 microns.
END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.
SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns