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Below are hyperlinks to the spectral library sample description pages. All pages have been updated since publication of the 1993 splib04a spectral library, including new X-Ray Diffraction data. These pages will continue to evolve as work progresses on the new visible-near IR spectral library (splib05a) and the mid and far IR (1.5-150 micron) library (splib06a).
Description pages last updated April 30, 1999.
Acmite NMNH133746 Pyroxene
Actinolite NMNHR16485
Actinolite HS116
Actinolite HS22
Actinolite HS315
Actinolite NMNH80714
Adularia GDS57 (Orthoclase)
Albite HS324 Plagioclase
Albite HS66 Plagioclase
Albite GDS30 Plagioclase
Allanite HS293
Almandine HS114 Garnet
Almandine WS476 Garnet
Almandine WS478 Garnet
Almandine WS479 Garnet
Almandine WS475 Garnet
Almandine WS477 Garnet
Alunite AL706
Alunite GDS82 (Natroalunite)
Alunite GDS83 (Na)
Alunite GDS84 (K)
Alunite HS295
Alunite SUSTDA-20
Ammonioalunite NMNH145596
Ammonio-jarosite SCR-NHJ
Ammonium_Chloride GDS77
Ammonio-Illite/Smectite GDS87
Ammonio-Smectite GDS86 (Sy)
Amphibole NMNH78662
Analcime GDS1 Zeolite
Andalusite NMNHR17898
Andesine HS142 Plagioclase
Andradite HS111 Garnet
Andradite NMNH113829 Garnet
Andradite WS487 Garnet
Andradite WS488 Garnet
Andradite GDS12 Garnet
Anhydrite GDS42
Annite WS660 Biotite
Annite WS661 Biotite
Anorthite GDS28 Plagioclase
Anorthite HS201 Plagioclase
Anorthite HS349 Plagioclase
Antigorite NMNH96917
Anthophyllite HS286
Antigorite NMNH17958
Arsenopyrite HS262
Aspen_Leaf-A DW92-2
Aspen_Leaf-B DW92-3
Augite NMNH120049
Augite WS588 Pyroxene
Augite WS592 Pyroxene
Axinite HS342
Azurite WS316
Barite HS79
Bassanite GDS145
Beryl GDS9
Beryl HS180
Biotite HS28
Blackbrush ANP92-9A
Bloedite GDS147
Blue_Spruce DW92-5
Bronzite HS9 Pyroxene
Brookite HS443
Brucite HS247
Buddingtonite GDS85 D-206
Buddingtonite NHB2301
Butlerite GDS25
Bytownite HS106 Plagioclase
Calcite CO2004
Calcite HS48
Calcite WS272
Carbon_Black GDS68
Carnallite HS430
Carnallite NMNH98011
Cassiterite HS279
Celestite HS251 Barite
Celsian HS200
Chabazite HS193
Chalcedony CU91-6A
Chalcopyrite S26-36
Chalcopyrite HS431
Cheatgrass ANP92-11A
Chert ANP90-6D
Chlorapatite WS423
Chlorite HS179
Chlorite SMR-13 Mg
Chromite HS281
Chrysocolla HS297
Chrysotile HS323
Cinnabar HS133
Clinochlore NMNH83369
Clinochlore_Fe GDS157 Chlorite
Clinochlore_Fe SC-CCa-1
Clinoptilolite GDS2 Zeolite
Clinoptilolite GDS152 Zeolite
Clintonite NMNH126553
Clinozoisite HS299
Cobaltite HS264
Colemanite GDS143
Cookeite CAr-1
Copiapite GDS21
Coquimbite GDS22
Cordierite HS346
Corrensite CorWa-1
Corundum HS283
Covellite HS477
Cronstedtite M3542
Cummingtonite HS294
Cuprite HS127
Datolite HS442
Datolite SU51399
Desert_Varnish ANP90-14
Desert_Varnish GDS141 (Entrada)
Desert_Varnish GDS78A
Diaspore HS416
Dickite NMNH106242
Dickite NMNH46967
Diopside NMNHR18685
Diopside HS15 Pyroxene
Diopside HS317 (Cr) Pyroxene
Dipyre BM1959,505 Scapolite
Dolomite COD2005
Dolomite HS102
Dry_Long_Grass AV87-2 (Brown)
Dumortierite HS190
Elbaite NMNH94217-1
Endellite GDS16
Enstatite NMNH128288 Pyroxene
Epidote GDS26
Epidote HS328
Epsomite GDS149 (Hexahydrite)
Erionite+Offretite GDS72
Erionite+Merlinoite GDS144
Eugsterite GDS140
Europium_Oxide GDS33
Fassaite HS118 Pyroxene
Fir_Tree IH91-2
Fluorapatite WS416
Galena HS37
Galena S102-17
Galena S102-1B
Galena S105-2
Galena S26-39
Galena S26-40
Gaylussite NMNH102876-2
Gibbsite WS214
Gibbsite HS423
Glauconite HS313
Glaucophane HS426
Goethite HS36
Goethite WS219 (Limonite)
Goethite WS220
Goethite WS222
Grossular HS113 Garnet
Grossular NMNH155371 Garnet
Grossular WS483 Garnet
Grossular WS484 Garnet
Grossular WS485 Garnet
Gypsum HS333 (Selenite)
Gypsum SU2202
H2O-Ice GDS136
Halite HS433
Halloysite CM13
Halloysite+Kaolinite CM29
Halloysite KLH503
Halloysite NMNH106236
Halloysite NMNH106237
Hectorite SHCa-1
Hedenbergite HS10
Hedenbergite NMNH119197
Hematite=2%+98%Qtz GDS76
Hematite FE2602
Hematite GDS27
Hematite WS161
Hematite GDS69
Hematite HS45
Heulandite GDS3 Zeolite
Heulandite NMNH84534 Zeolite
Holmquistite HS291 Amphibole
Hornblende_Fe HS115 Amphibole
Hornblende HS16
Hornblende HS177
Hornblende_Mg NMNH117329
Howlite GDS155
Hydrogrossular NMNH120555
Hydroxyl-Apatite WS425
Hypersthene NMNHC2368
Illite IL101
Illite IL105
Illite GDS4
Illite IMt-1
Ilmenite HS231
Jadeite HS343
Jarosite JR2501 (K)
Jarosite NMNH95074-1 (Na)
Jarosite GDS100 (Na, Sy)
Jarosite GDS101 (Na, Sy)
Jarosite GDS24 Na
Jarosite GDS98 (K, Sy)
Jarosite GDS99 (K, Sy)
Jarosite WS368 (Pb)
Jarosite SJ-1 (H3O,10-20%)
Juniper_Bush IH91-4B
Kainite NMNH83904
Kaolinite KL502
Kaolinite CM3
Kaolinite CM5
Kaolinite CM7
Kaolinite CM9
Kaolinite GDS11
Kaolinite KGa-1
Kaolinite KGa-2
Kaolin/Smectite H89-FR-2
Kaolin/Smectite H89-FR-5
Kaolin/Smectite KLF506
Kaolin/Smectite KLF508
Kaolin/Smectite KLF511
Kerogen BK-Cornell
Labradorite HS105 Plagioclase
Labradorite HS17
Laumontite GDS5 Zeolite
Lawn_Grass GDS91
Lazurite HS418
Lepidocrosite GDS80 (Sy)
Lepidolite NMNH105538
Lepidolite NMNH105543
Lepidolite HS167
Lepidolite NMNH105541
Lepidolite NMNH88526-1
Limonite HS41
Lizardite NMNHR4687
Maghemite GDS81 Sy
Magnesite+Hydromagnesite HS47
Magnetite HS195
Magnetite HS78
Malachite HS254
Manganite HS138
Maple_Leaves DW92-1
Margarite GDS106
Marialite NMNH126018-2
Mascagnite GDS65 Ammon Sulfate
Meionite WS700
Meionite WS701
Mesolite+Hydroxyapophyll. GDS6
Microcline HS103 Feldspar
Microcline HS107 Feldspar
Microcline HS108 Feldspar
Microcline HS151 Feldspar
Microcline HS82
Microcline NMNH135231
Mirabilite GDS150
Mizzonite BM1931,12 Scapolite
Mizzonite HS350 Scapolite
Mizzonite HS351 Scapolite
Mizzonite NMNH113775-1
Monazite HS255
Monticellite HS339
Montmorillonite CM20
Montmorillonite CM26
Montmorillonite CM27
Montmorillonite+Illite CM37
Montmorillonite+Illite CM42
Montmorillonite SAz-1
Montmorillonite SCa-2
Montmorillonite STx-1
Montmorillonite SWy-1
Mordenite GDS18
Mordenite+Clinopt. GDS151
Muscovite GDS107
Muscovite GDS108
Muscovite GDS111
Muscovite GDS113
Muscovite GDS114
Muscovite GDS116
Muscovite GDS117
Muscovite GDS118
Muscovite GDS119
Muscovite GDS120
Muscovite HS146
Muscovite HS24
Muscovite IL107
Nacrite GDS88
Natrolite+Zeolites HS168
Natrolite HS169
Natrolite NMNH83380 Zeolite
Neodymium_Oxide GDS34
Nepheline HS19
Nephrite HS296 Amphibole
Niter GDS43
Nontronite GDS41
Nontronite NG-1
Nontronite SWa-1
Oligoclase HS110 Plagioclase
Oligoclase HS143 Plagioclase
Olivine GDS70 Fo89
Olivine GDS71 Fo91
Olivine HS285 Fo80
Olivine HS420
Olivine KI3005 Fo11
Olivine KI3054 Fo66
Olivine KI3188 Fo51
Olivine KI3189 Fo60
Olivine KI3291 Fo29
Olivine KI3377 Fo18
Olivine KI4143 Fo41
Olivine NMNH137044 Fo92
Opal (Hyalite) TM8896
Opal WS732
Orthoclase HS13
Orthoclase NMNH142137
Orthoclase NMNH113188
Palygorskite CM46 Attapulgite
Palygorskite PFL-1 Attapulgite
Paragonite GDS109
Pectolite NMNH94865
Perthite HS415
Phlogopite GDS20
Phlogopite HS23
Phlogopite WS675
Phlogopite WS496
Pigeonite HS199
Pinnoite NMNH123943
Pinon_Pine ANP92-14A
Pitch_Limonite GDS104
Polyhalite NMNH92669-4
Praseodymium_Oxide GDS35
Prochlorite SMR-14
Psilomelane HS139
Pyrite HS35
Pyrite S142-1
Pyrite S26-8
Pyrite S29-4
Pyrite S30
Pyrope WS474
Pyrophyllite PYS1A
Pyrophyllite SU1421
Pyroxene HS119
Hypersthene PYX02 Pyroxene
Pyrrhotite HS269
Quartz GDS31
Quartz HS32
Quartz HS117 Aventurine
Quartz GDS74 (Sand) Ottawa
Rabbitbrush ANP92-27
Rectorite RAr-1
Rectorite ISR202
Rhodochrosite HS338
Rhodochrosite HS67
Rhodonite HS325
Rhodonite NMNHC6148
Richterite HS336 Amphibole
Richterite NMNH150800 Amphibole
Riebeckite HS326 Amphibole
Riebeckite NMHN122689 Amphibole
Rivadavite NMNH170164
Roscoelite EN124
Russian_Olive DW92-4
Rutile HS126
Rutile HS137
Sage_Brush IH91-1B
Saltbrush ANP92-31A
Samarium_Oxide GDS36
Sanidine GDS19 Feldspar
Sanidine NMNH103200 Feldspar
Saponite SapCa-1
Sauconite GDS135
Scolecite GDS7 Zeolite
Sepiolite SepNev-1
Sepiolite SepSp-1
Serpentine HS318
Serpentine HS8
Clinochlore GDS158 Chlorite
Clinochlore GDS159 Chlorite
Siderite HS271
Siderophyllite NMNH104998
Sillimanite HS186
Smaragdite HS290 Amphibole
Sodium_Bicarbonate GDS55
Spessartine HS112 Garnet
Spessartine NMNH14143 Garnet
Spessartine WS480 Garnet
Spessartine WS481 Garnet
Sphalerite HS136
Sphalerite S102-7
Sphalerite S102-8
Sphalerite S26-34
Sphalerite S26-35
Sphene, Titanite HS189
Spodumene HS210
Staurolite HS188
Stilbite GDS8 Zeolite
Stilbite HS482 Zeolite
Strontianite HS272
Sulfur GDS94
Ferrihydrite GDS75 Sy
Syngenite GDS139
Talc GDS23
Talc HS21
Talc TL2702
Talc WS659
Teepleite+Trona NMNH102798
Tephroite HS419 Olivine
Thenardite GDS146
Thenardite HS450
Thuringite SMR-15 Chlorite
Tincalconite GDS142
Topaz Wigwam_Area_A_#10
Topaz Wigwam_Area_2_#12
Topaz Wigwam_Area_3_#13
Topaz Wigwam_Area_4_#14
Topaz Wigwam_Area_5_#15
Topaz Wigwam_Area_6_#16
Topaz Harris_Park_#17
Topaz Crystal_Park_#2
Topaz Jos_#22
Topaz Harris_Park_#3
Topaz Tarryalls_#4
Topaz Little_3_Mine_#41
Topaz Cameron_Cone_#42
Topaz Mt._Antero_#5
Topaz Glen_Cove_#6
Topaz Glen_Cove_#8
Topaz Harris_Park_#9
Topaz HS184
Tourmaline HS282
Tremolite HS18
Tremolite NMNH117611
Trona GDS148
Tumbleweed ANP92-2C
Ulexite GDS138
Ulexite HS441
Uralite HS345
Uvarovite NMNH106661 Garnet
Vermiculite GDS13
Vermiculite VTx-1
Vermiculite WS681
Vesuvianite HS446 Idocrase
Walnut_Leaf SUN
Witherite HS273
Wollastonite HS348
Zincite+Franklinite HS147
Zircon WS522
Zoisite HS347
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Last modified April 30, 1999.