Fluorvesuvianite reflectance spectrum, IR illum., Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148)

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Measurement details

Description Reflectance spectrum of Vesuvianite in M2201, from CSIRO Reflectance (2025). From original file 'Vesuvianite_M2201_2.0.dpt'.
Reference Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148)
Pejcic, Bobby; Shelton, Tina; leGras, Monica; Laukamp, Carsten; Francis, Neil; Lau, Ian. Mid infrared spectral library. Perth: CSIRO; 2021. csiro:EP2021-1148. https://doi.org/10.25919/5b6n-n462
Date measured 2025
Material Fluorvesuvianite [ Ca19(Al, Mg)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4O(F, OH)9 ]
Analysis technique Reflectance
Instrument Bruker Vertex 80v FTIR spectrometer
Illumination IR light source
Channel count 3667
Wavelength range 2004 … 16664 nm
Intensity range 0.28 absolute reflectance
Line H2O Stretch: 2800 — 3660 cm-1
Download Vesuvianite_M2201_2.0.txt [80.0 kB]

Specimen details

Name M2201 Fluorvesuvianite
Owner CSIRO - ARRC Collection
Locality Crestmore, Riverside Co., CA, USA
Link to CMR Specify database https://cmr-specify.csiro.au/specify/bycatalog/CMR-MS/2024-MS-0000000845
Phase abundance (QXRD)
Other measurements Calcite and Fluorvesuvianite XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245)

Specimen image

Image of Vesuvianite, Calcite and Fluorvesuvianite in specimen 'M2201 Fluorvesuvianite' [CSIRO].

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Composition

Nominal composition of Fluorvesuvianite [ Ca19(Al,Mg)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4O(F,OH)9 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
H ~4.5 ~3.396 ~0.1582
Mg ~6.5 ~4.906 ~5.512
Ca 19 14.3 26.6
Al ~6.5 ~4.906 ~6.119
Si 18 13.6 17.6
O ~73.5 ~55.47 ~41.03
F ~4.5 ~3.396 ~2.983
Total 132.5 100 100