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Section: 6 Minerals and pigments (MP) Page: 93

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Details

IRUG filename:
IMP00093
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Riebeckite
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Amphibole group, sodium iron magnesium silicate hydroxide
Sample source 1:
Australia Blue Asbestos Company
Source location 1:
Wittenoon, Western Australia, Australia
Sample source 2:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences (NMNH)
Source location 2:
PO Box 37012, MRC 119, Washington, DC, 20013, US
Sample identifier 2:
117343-14
Sample source 3:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Scientific Laboratory
Source location 3:
PO Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA, 19101, US
Color:
Greyish-blue, opaque
Application:
MFTIR (Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy)
Mode:
Tran
Originating institution name:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Originating institution acronym:
PMA
Linear formula:
Na2(Fe,Mg)3Fe2Si8O22(OH)2
Density
(g/cc):
3.38 g/cc, literature, "Handbook of Mineralogy." Handbook of Mineralogy. Ed. John W. Anthony, Richard A. Bideaux, Kenneth W. Bladh, and Monte C. Nichols. Mineralogical Society of America, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012. .
Other analytical methods:
XRF (x-ray fluorescence)