DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL
SAMPLE_ID: HS295
MINERAL_TYPE: Sulfate
MINERAL: Alunite (Alunite group)
FORMULA: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
FORMULA_HTML: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Utah
ORIGINAL_DONOR: Hunt and Salisbury Collection
CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
Original spectrum published in:
Hunt, G.R., J.W. Salisbury, and C.J. Lenhoff, 1971, Visible and near-infrared spectra of minerals and rocks: IV. Sulphides and sulphates. Modern Geology, vol. 3, pp 1-14.
With the following comment: "Alunite is white when pure ... This particular sample is pink, presumably because of a small amount of iron which causes the fall-off in reflectivity toward the blue. No iron bands are seen in the near-infrared ..."
A spectrum for this sample is also published in:
Clark, R.N., T.V.V. King, M. Klejwa, G. Swayze, and N. Vergo, 1990, High spectral resolution reflectance spectroscopy of minerals: J. Geophys Res. 12653-12680.
The only sample measured was HS295.3B which was dry sieved to the grain size interval 74-250 µm.
END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.
XRD_ANALYSIS:
Analysis by Norma Vergo indicates pure Alunite
END_XRD_ANALYSIS.
COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: XRF # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem
| COMPOSITION: | SiO2 | 0.17 | wt% | SiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | TiO2 | <0.02 | wt% | TiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | Al2O3 | 35.6 | wt% | Al2O3 |
| COMPOSITION: | Fe2O3 | 0.14 | wt% | Fe2O3 |
| COMPOSITION: | MnO | <0.02 | wt% | MnO |
| COMPOSITION: | MgO | <0.1 | wt% | MgO |
| COMPOSITION: | CaO | <0.02 | wt% | CaO |
| COMPOSITION: | Na2O | 0.34 | wt% | Na2O |
| COMPOSITION: | K2O | 10.2 | wt% | K2O |
| COMPOSITION: | P2O5 | 0.75 | wt% | P2O5 |
| COMPOSITION: | LOI | 44.2 | wt% | LOI |
| COMPOSITION: | Total | 91.56 | wt% | |
| COMPOSITION: | O=Cl,F,S | wt% | ||
| COMPOSITION: | New Total | wt% |
COMPOSITION_TRACE: None
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
XRF analysis by Foggert, Bartel, and Stewart USGS Branch of Analytic Chemistry, Denver from:
Salisbury, J. W., Walter, L. W., and Vergo, N., 1987, Mid-Infrared (2.1-25µm) Spectra of Minerals: First Edition, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 87-263.
Sulfur was not included in analysis and probably accounts for the missing 8%.
END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.
MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:
Salisbury, J. W., Walter, L. W., and Vergo, N., 1987, Mid-Infrared (2.1-25µm) Spectra of Minerals: First Edition, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 87-263.
This reference notes that the sample is slightly pink in color, appears pure.
av gr sz = 300µm
Grains have straight extinction, length fast, uniaxial (+). G. Swayze
END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.
SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:
END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.
SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1_2_3_4_
LIB_SPECTRA_HED: where Wave Range Av_Rs_Pwr Comment
LIB_SPECTRA: splib04a r 251 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.= 300 µm
LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r ____ 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r ____ 1.5-25µm 250 g.s.=