- Modality
- NIR
- Category
- mineral
- Material Type
- Phyllosilicate
- Sample ID
- NMNH17958
- Collection Locality
- Kalsertal, Tyrol, Austria
- Spectral Purity
- 1b2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns
- Composition / XRD
- None # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem
- Sample Description
- Polymorphous with Clinochrysotile, Lizardite and Orthochrysotile. Large green single crystal. Salisbury, J. W., Walter, L. W., and Vergo, N., 1987, Mid-Infrared (2.1-25µm) Spectra of Minerals: First Edition, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 87-263. Spectrally this sample is similar to other antigorites. King, T.V.V. and R.N. Clark, 1989, Spectral Characteristics of Chlorites and Mg-Serpentines Using high-Resolution Reflectance Spectroscopy. Jour. Geophys. Res., 13.997-14,008. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: NO PNOTO
- XRD Analysis
- Pure magnesian antigorite. Salisbury, J. W_, Walter, L. W., and Vergo, N., 1987, Mid-Infrared (2.1-25µm) Spectra of Minerals: First Edition, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 87-263.
- X Units
- cm⁻¹
- Y Units
- Absorbance
- Data Points
- 2,126