Meionite and Scapolite (group) reflectance spectrum, IR illum., CSIRO 2025

Description	Reflectance spectrum of Meionite in MT8407, from CSIRO Reflectance (2025). From original file 'Scapolite_MT8407_.0.dpt'.
Reference	Reflectance spectra measured by C. Laukamp and co-authors, CSIRO Mineral Resources
Materials	Meionite [ Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃) ], Scapolite (group) [ (Na, Ca)₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄(Cl, SO₄, CO₃) ]
Analysis technique	Reflectance
Instrument	Bruker Vertex 80v FTIR spectrometer
Illumination	IR light source
Channel count	3667
Wavelength range	2004 … 16664 nm
Intensity range	0.756 absolute reflectance
Line	H2O Stretch: 2800 — 3660 cm-1
Download	Scapolite_MT8407_.0.txt [80.0 kB]

Name	MT8407 Meionite
Owner	CSIRO - ARRC Collection
Link to CMR Specify database	https://cmr-specify.csiro.au/specify/bycatalog/CMR-MS/2024-MS-0000000709
Phase abundance (QXRD)	Meionite: 71.8% Prehnite: 10.2% Kaolinite: 4.2% Muscovite-1M: 4.0% Pumpellyite-(Mg) (var. Cr): 3.9% Montmorillonite: 3.2% Muscovite-2M1: 2.7%
Other measurements	Kaolinite, Meionite, Montmorillonite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Prehnite and Pumpellyite-(Mg) XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245)

Image of specimen 'MT8407 Meionite' [CSIRO].