Pollucite reflectance spectrum, IR illum., CSIRO

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Measurement details

Description Reflectance spectrum of Pollucite in MES204, from CSIRO Reflectance (2025). From original file 'Pollucite_MES204_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 0.473 absolute reflectance
Download Pollucite_MES204_Batch_3_a_.0.txt [80.0 kB]

Specimen details

Name MES204 Pollucite
Owner CSIRO - ARRC Collection
Phase abundance (QXRD)
Other measurements Pollucite and Quartz XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245)

Specimen image

Image of Pollucite and Quartz in specimen 'MES204 Pollucite' [CSIRO].

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Composition

Nominal composition of Pollucite [ Cs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O ].
Element Atoms
H 2n
Cs 1
Al 1
Si 3
O 6+n
Total 5