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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