Pollucite reflectance spectrum, IR illum., CSIRO 2025
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Measurement details
| Description | Reflectance spectrum of Pollucite in MES123, from CSIRO Reflectance (2025). From original file 'Pollucite_MES123_Batch_3_a_.0.dpt'. |
| Reference | Reflectance spectra measured by Carsten Laukamp and colleagues |
| Material | Pollucite [ Cs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O ] |
| Analysis technique | Reflectance |
| Instrument | Bruker Vertex 80v FTIR spectrometer |
| Illumination | IR light source |
| Channel count | 3667 |
| Wavelength range | 2004 … 16664 nm |
| Intensity range | 0.368 absolute reflectance |
| Line | H2O Stretch: 2800 — 3660 cm-1 |
| Download | Pollucite_MES123_Batch_3_a_.0.txt [80.0 kB] |
Specimen details
| Name | MES123 Pollucite |
| Owner | CSIRO - ARRC Collection |
| Phase abundance (QXRD) |
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| Other measurements | Orthoclase, Pollucite and Quartz XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245) |
Specimen image
Image of Pollucite, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'MES123 Pollucite' [CSIRO].
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Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| H | 2n |
| Cs | 1 |
| Al | 1 |
| Si | 3 |
| O | 6+n |
| Total | 5 |