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Terrestrial Rocks

Spectra of rocks can be difficult to analyze, because they contain contributions from each of the individual phases present, all superimposed in a single spectrum. So whenever possible, it is desirable to separate out the minerals in a rock (by crushing and handpicking them) and run the spectra of each mineral separately. However, in some cases (for example, when the rock is too fine-grained to separate) it is useful to acquire a spectrum of a whole rock.

The photo to the left is representative of this mineral group; however, it is not the same sample on which spectra listed below were measured.

KCB-1, Archean grey gneiss/schist
KCB-2, Archean, weathering rind from KCB-1
KCB-4, Archean, weathered surface on quartzite KCB-3
KCB-5, Archean, banded iron formation
KCB-6, Archean, weathering rind on KCB-5
KCB-7, Archean, pink and grey gneiss
KCB-8, Archean, weathering rind on KCB-7
KCB-9, Archean, grey and black schist
KCB-10, Archean, weathering rind on KCB-9
KCB-11, Archean, black schist
KCB-12, Archean, weathering rind on KCB-11
UT97-20A, exterior of concretion
UT97-20A, interior of concretion
UT00-10A, exterior of concretion
UT00-10A, interior of concretion
UT00-10B, exterior of concretion
UT04-sdH-13A, concretion
UT04-sdH-13B, concretion
AZ03-Pg Jn, concretion
UT97037 Jes, concretion
UT04-Mo-5 Kd, coating on concretion
UT97-44, coating on concretion
Haleakala sample JB 391-A
Haleakala sample JB 392
Haleakala sample JB 394-A
Haleakala sample JB 395A
Haleakala sample JB 397A
Haleakala sample JB 399A
Catahoula lake bed sample #1
Catahoula lake bed sample #2
Catahoula lake bed sample #3
Catahoula lake bed sample #4
NWA 2737 Whole Rock
Starke, Florida A Country Rock
QPY-2 non-magnetic fraction
QPY-2 magnetic fraction
DKPR-1 non-magnetic fraction
DKPR-1 magnetic fraction
METC2 non-magnetic fraction
METC2 magnetic fraction
White Gray Clays
Matrix of a lava flow
McCanta Shocked Pyroxene
McCanta Shocked Px 3501
19 to 01 iarocite coating
white silica
Crust of Rock
basalt sample JB447 G1 dry
basalt sample JB453 G1 wet
basalt sample JB455 G2 dry
basalt sample JB461 G2 wet
Ilmenite + garnet + biotite Ra-d75-66
Ilmenite + garnet + biotite Ra-d94-66*
Ilmenite + garnet + biotite Ra-d86-66*
Ilmenite + garnet + biotite Ra-d80-66
Ilmenite + garnet Ra-a14-66G
Sand 260
Sand 270
Sulfate mix, Tosca sample EMPL-022407
Sulfate mix, Tosca sample EPML2
Sulfate mix, Tosca sample EPML2A
Rusticle, Lunze, 6514-1
Rusticle, Lunze, 6514-2
Rusticle, Lunze, 6514-3
Rusticle, Lunze, 6516 WM-1
Jaspilite, Gray
Jaspilite, Red
Martite-rich Sample
Hard Hematite
Ironstone, powdered core Is1-A#4 from Convoy, San Diego concretions
Ironstone, powdered core SCL-Bada#1 from Sunset Cliff, San Diego concretions
Ironstone, extra Small Concretions (SCXS) from Sunset Cliff, San Diego
Ironstone, small Concretions (SCS) from Sunset Cliff, San Diego
Ironstone, medium Concretions (SCM) from Sunset Cliff, San Diego
Ironstone, large Concretions (SCL) from Sunset Cliff, San Diego
Basaltic glass NNO-3_dPt
Basaltic glass NNO+3_2
Basaltic glass NNO+1_2
Basaltic glass NNO+3_dPt
Basaltic glass NNO-1.5_2
Basaltic glass NNO-3_7
Basaltic glass NNO+5_2
Basaltic glass NNO-1.5_Pt
Holden 4438 Ba 08-1
Holden 4446 Sa 08
Holden 4438 Ba 08-2
Holden 4449 Da 08
Holden 4450 AH 08

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