Albite reflectance spectrum, IR illum., CSIRO 2025
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Measurement details
| Description | Reflectance spectrum of Albite and Eucryptite in MES135, from CSIRO Reflectance (2025). From original file 'Eucryptite_MES135_Batch_3_.0.dpt'. |
| Reference | Reflectance spectra measured by Carsten Laukamp and colleagues |
| Material | Albite [ NaAlSi3O8 ] |
| Analysis technique | Reflectance |
| Instrument | Bruker Vertex 80v FTIR spectrometer |
| Illumination | IR light source |
| Channel count | 3667 |
| Wavelength range | 2004 … 16664 nm |
| Intensity range | 0.277 absolute reflectance |
| Download | Eucryptite_MES135_Batch_3_.0.txt [80.0 kB] |
Specimen details
| Name | MES135 Albite / Eucryptite |
| Owner | CSIRO - ARRC Collection |
| Locality | Midnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai Co., AZ, USA |
| Link to CMR Specify database | https://cmr-specify.csiro.au/specify/bycatalog/CMR-MS/2024-MS-0000000331 |
| Phase abundance (QXRD) |
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| Other measurements | Albite, Eucryptite, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245) |
Specimen image
Image of Eucryptite, Albite, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 in specimen 'MES135 Albite / Eucryptite' [CSIRO].
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Composition
| Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na | 1 | 7.69 | 8.77 |
| Al | 1 | 7.69 | 10.3 |
| Si | 3 | 23.1 | 32.1 |
| O | 8 | 61.5 | 48.8 |
| Total | 13 | 100 | 100 |