DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL
SAMPLE_ID: KI3291
MINERAL_TYPE: Nesosilicate
MINERAL: Olivine (Olivine group)
FORMULA: Mg2SiO4-Fe2SiO4 Fo29
FORMULA_HTML: Mg2Si4-Fe2SiO4 Fo29
COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Kiglapait intrusive, Labrador
ORIGINAL_DONOR: S.A. Morse, Universith of Massachusetts, Amherst
CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Denver Spectroscopy Laboratory
SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:
Sample has been subjected to Franz Isodynamic Magnetic Separator, heavy liquid (Clerici) separation and hand-picking. Mineral separated is 100% pure olivine. Samples sieved to <60µm, prior to spectral characterization. Sample is Fo29 and is part of a solid solution suite.
King, T.V.V. and W.I. Ridley, 1987, Relation of the Spectroscopic Reflectance of Olivine to Mineral Chemistry and Some Remote Sensing Implications. J. Geophys. Res., 11,457-11,469.
END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.
XRD_ANALYSIS:
None
END_XRD_ANALYSIS.
COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: EM(WDS) # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem
| COMPOSITION: | SiO2 | 31.98 | wt% | SiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | TiO2 | 0.06 | wt% | TiO2 |
| COMPOSITION: | Cr2O3 | 0.05 | wt% | Cr2O3 |
| COMPOSITION: | FeO | 53.65 | wt% | FeO |
| COMPOSITION: | NiO | 0.11 | wt% | NiO |
| COMPOSITION: | MnO | 1.23 | wt% | MnO |
| COMPOSITION: | MgO | 12.61 | wt% | MgO |
| COMPOSITION: | CaO | 0.35 | wt% | CaO |
| COMPOSITION: | Total | 100.04 | wt% | |
| COMPOSITION: | O=Cl,F,S | wt% | #correction for Cl, F, S | |
| COMPOSITION: | New Total | wt% |
COMPOSITION_TRACE:
COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:
Microprobe analysis by W.I. Ridley, USGS microprobe facility.
King, T.V.V. and W.I. Ridley, 1987, Relation of the Spectroscopic Reflectance of Olivine to Mineral Chemistry and Some Remote Sensing Implications. J. Geophys. Res., 11,457-11,469.
END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.
MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:
This is a pure mineral separate. There are weak 2.3-µm alteration features, The rest of the spectrum rates an a.
END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.
SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:
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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1_2_3_4_
LIB_SPECTRA_HED: where Wave Range Av_Rs_Pwr Comment
LIB_SPECTRA: splib04a r 3691 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=25µm
LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r ____ 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=
LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r ____ 1.5-25µm 250 g.s.=