Eudialyte reflectance spectrum, 20±2°C, Pejcic et al. 2022 (EP2022-5804)

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Measurement details

Description VNIR-SWIR reflectance spectrum of Eudialyte in specimen 'MES111' (NVCL) from Kipawa, Canada.
Reference Pejcic et al. 2022 (EP2022-5804)
Pejcic, Bobby; Shelton, Tina; Laukamp, Carsten; Lau, Ian; leGras, Monica. Visible-Near Infrared Spectral Library. Perth: CSIRO; 2022. csiro:EP2022-5804. https://doi.org/10.25919/whwy-ma94
Material Eudialyte [ Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O, OH, H2O)3(Cl, OH)2 ]
Specimen temperature 20±2°C
Analysis technique Reflectance
Instrument ASD FieldSpec3 spectrometer (model A122300)
Det. technology 512 element Si photodiode array (350-1000nm) + InGaAs photodiodes (1000-2500nm)
Acquisition time 5 s
Channel count 2151
Energy range 0.495937 … 3.54099 eV
Intensity range 0.056 … 0.399 absolute reflectance
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Specimen details

Name MES111 Eudialyte
Owner NVCL, AuScope Limited - ARRC Collection
Locality Kipawa, Québec, Canada
Phase abundance (QXRD) Eudialyte: 100.0%
Other measurements Eudialyte XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245)

Specimen image

Image of Eudialyte [ Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 ] in specimen 'MES111 Eudialyte' [NVCL, AuScope Limited], from Kipawa, Québec, Canada.

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Composition

Nominal composition of Eudialyte [ Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
H ~4 ~2.963 ~0.1331
Na 15 11.1 11.4
Ca 6 4.44 7.94
Zr 3 2.22 9.04
Fe 3 2.22 5.53
Si 26 19.3 24.1
O ~77 ~57.04 ~40.68
Cl ~1 ~0.7407 ~1.171
Total 135 100 100