Red Coated Algea Water RCAW1

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

liquid

Material Type

Oxide + algae

Sample ID

RCAW1

Collection Locality

Arkansas River, Leadville, Colorado, USA

Spectral Purity

1a2_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

Red algae coating rocks under about 10cm in the Arkansas River 100 meters downstream from the confluence with California Gulch which drains heavily mined area with abundant acid mine drainage runoff. This algae is probably causing the precipitation of secondary Fe-oxides rich in heavy metals.

XRD Analysis

Not applicable

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126