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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: Sand GrndIsle1 no oil DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MIXTURE

SAMPLE_ID: GrndIsle1 dune sand near DWO-06

MIXTURE_TYPE: Areal

MIXTURE: beach sand

FORMULA:

FORMULA_HTML:

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Grand Isle, Louisiana

COLLECTION_LATITUDE: 29.24687 deg. N

COLLECTION_LONGITUDE: 89.96761 deg. W

DATUM: WGS-84

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Raymond F. Kokaly

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION:

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION:

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

An area of bright clean dune sand that appeared to be oil-free. The reflectance measurement was made on June 9, 2010.

The spectrum was used in:
Kokaly, R.F., Couvillion, B.R., Holloway, J.M., Roberts, D.A., Ustin, S.L., Peterson, S.H., Khanna, S., and Piazza, S.C., 2013, Spectroscopic remote sensing of the distribution and persistence of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in Barataria Bay marshes, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 129, Pages 210-230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2012.10.028

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: Photo of sample Photo of sample

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

None

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

No additional compositional details available.

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

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