DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: PLANT
SAMPLE_ID: FluvTailSite_A
PLANT_TYPE: Willow
PLANT: Willow
LATIN_NAME: Not determined
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Arkansas River, Leadville, Colorado, USA
ORIGINAL_DONOR: Gregg Swayze
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
Dead willow collected from a on the eastern bank of the Arkansas River about 0.5 km south of the confluence with California Gulch, about 3 km south of the City of Leadville. The willow grew out of fluvial tailings washed down the Arkansas River in the early 1900's. Capillary action brought salts (with heavy metals) to the surface causing the willows along the river bank to die.
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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
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TRACE_ELEMENT_ANALYSIS:
TRACE_ELEMENT_DISCUSSION:
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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:
Spectrum typical for dry vegetation.
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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns