Albite, Eucryptite, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen <i>et al.</i> 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245)

Albite, Eucryptite, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245)

Reference	Owen, N., Gomez-Camacho, R. and Fan R. (2023), Diffraction, Mineralogy and Geochemistry XRD Characterisation Report, Jobs # 6243 and # 6245 [CSIRO internal reports]
Materials	Albite [ NaAlSi₃O₈ ], Eucryptite [ LiAlSiO₄ ], Muscovite-1M [ KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂ ], Muscovite-2M1 [ KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂ ]
Analysis technique	XRD
Probe	X-ray beam

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)	Albite: 69% Eucryptite: 25% Muscovite-2M1: 4% Muscovite-1M: 2%
Other measurements	Albite reflectance spectrum, IR illum., CSIRO 2025

Image of Eucryptite, Albite, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 in specimen 'MES135 Albite / Eucryptite' [CSIRO].