Minerals identified
Visible and near-infrared:
- Fe oxides - hematite, goethite
- AlOH Group - paragonite, muscovite, phengite, illite, pyrophyllite, kaolinite, halloysite, dickite, gibbsite, montmorillonite, palygorskite
- Sulphates - alunite, jarosite, gypsum
- FeOH Group - saponite, nontronite
- MgOH Group - chlorites, biotite, phlogopite, antigorite, tremolite, actinolite-chrysotile-lizardite, talc, hornblende, brucite, serpentines
- Carbonates - calcite, dolomite, Fe-dolomite, magnesite, ankerite, siderite
- Prehnite, topaz, epidote-zoisite, tourmalines
Thermal infrared adds:
- Anhydrous silicates - quartz, silica, feldspars, olivines, pyroxenes, garnets
- Carbonates - cerrusite, smithsonite, strontianite, witherite, azurite, malachite, rhodochrosite, aragonite
- Clinozoisite, prehnite, some zeolites, barite, apatite, borates, zircon, anadalusite, cordierite, vesuvianite, marialite, meionite, vonsenite, some metallic minerals