Quartz reflectance spectrum, IR illum., CSIRO 2025
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Measurement details
| Description | Reflectance spectrum of Quartz and Eucryptite in M2843, from CSIRO Reflectance (2025). From original file 'Eucryptite_M2843_Batch_3_.1.dpt'. |
| Reference | Reflectance spectra measured by Carsten Laukamp and colleagues |
| Material | Quartz [ SiO2 ] |
| Analysis technique | Reflectance |
| Instrument | Bruker Vertex 80v FTIR spectrometer |
| Illumination | IR light source |
| Channel count | 3667 |
| Wavelength range | 2004 … 16664 nm |
| Intensity range | 0.36 absolute reflectance |
| Download | Eucryptite_M2843_Batch_3_.1.txt [80.0 kB] |
Specimen details
| Name | M2843 Quartz / Eucryptite |
| Owner | CSIRO - ARRC Collection |
| Locality | Londonderry pegmatite, Shire of Coolgardie, Goldfields-Esperance Region, WA, Australia |
| Link to CMR Specify database | https://cmr-specify.csiro.au/specify/bycatalog/CMR-MS/2024-MS-0000000332 |
| Phase abundance (QXRD) |
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| Other measurements | Ankerite, Calcite, Clinochlore, Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-1M, Prehnite and Quartz XRD quant/phase, x-ray beam, Owen et al. 2023 (Jobs # 6243, 6245) |
Specimen image
Image of Eucryptite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Cookeite, Kaolinite (var. poorly crystalline), Prehnite and Quartz in specimen 'M2843 Quartz / Eucryptite' [CSIRO].
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Composition
| Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Si | 1 | 33.3 | 46.7 |
| O | 2 | 66.7 | 53.3 |
| Total | 3 | 100 | 100 |