Tremolite reflectance spectrum, 20±2°C, Pejcic et al. 2022 (EP2022-5804)

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Measurement details

Description VNIR-SWIR reflectance spectrum of Tremolite in specimen 'MES177' (NVCL) from Spoo Ness, Lunda Wick, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.
Reference Pejcic et al. 2022 (EP2022-5804)
Pejcic, Bobby; Shelton, Tina; Laukamp, Carsten; Lau, Ian; leGras, Monica. Visible-Near Infrared Spectral Library. Perth: CSIRO; 2022. csiro:EP2022-5804. https://doi.org/10.25919/whwy-ma94
Material Tremolite [ ☐Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5FeII0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 ]
Specimen temperature 20±2°C
Analysis technique Reflectance
Instrument ASD FieldSpec3 spectrometer (model A122300)
Det. technology 512 element Si photodiode array (350-1000nm) + InGaAs photodiodes (1000-2500nm)
Acquisition time 3 s
Channel count 2151
Wavelength range 350 … 2499 nm
Intensity range 0.0603 … 0.368 absolute reflectance
Related measurement Tremolite reflectance spectrum, IR illum., 20±2°C, Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148)
Line OH 2ν: 7147 cm-1
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Specimen details

Name MES177 Tremolite / Actinolite
Owner NVCL, AuScope Limited - ARRC Collection
Locality Spoo Ness, Lunda Wick, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom
Phase abundance (QXRD)
Other measurements Reflectance

XRD

Specimen image

Image of Actinolite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Quartz and Tremolite in specimen 'MES177 Tremolite / Actinolite' [NVCL, AuScope Limited], from Spoo Ness, Lunda Wick, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Composition

Nominal composition of Tremolite [ ☐Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5FeII0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 ].
Element At% Wt%
H 4.91 0.25
Mg 12.19 14.96
Ca 4.88 9.87
Si 19.51 27.66
O 58.51 47.27
Total 100 100