Index
to Data Files on
the Mineral Spectroscopy Server
Visible Spectra
Infrared
Spectra (under
development - several sections are
ready now)
OH-region :
single crystal data in the 4000 - 3000 cm
-1
range.
Reflectance data
-
ATR (Attenuated
Total Reflectance) of mineral
powders
on a diamond plate in the 4000 - 450 cm-1 range.
-
A limited collection
of infrared reflectance spectra
of minerals is available from the the
Chemical and Spectroscopy Laboratory at
the Astrophysics Institute and University Observatory, Jena, Germany.
Thermal Emission Spectra
Raman
Spectra.
Hundreds of spectra are now available. These data are being joined
into a large composite database that combines the American
Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
with the numerous Raman spectra being obtained at Arizona State
University. This database will have chemical analyses, X-ray
diffraction parameters, Raman spectra, and, ultimately, other types of
data in a convenient,
single database.
Mössbauer
Spectra. A
very small sampling of spectra. Contact us if you have
Mössbauer spectra of minerals to contribute or links to
collections of mineral data.
Compare
the emission (from ASU), reflection (from JPL) and transmission spectra
of quartz.
You are invited to contribute
data to our site:
Data presented on this site
have been obtained, in part, through the support from research grants
of the National
Science Foundation (USA), the
White Rose Foundation, and through the generosity of individuals
throughout the world who are willing to share their data in a community
resource.
- To visit our site with
extensive general and
specific information on the origin
of color in minerals,
follow this
path.
Other Resources
Mineral spectroscopy at the Institute
for Mineralogy of the Technical
University Mining College,
Freiberg, Germany.
For information on the crystal
structure of many minerals go
to the University
of Colorado Mineral Structure Lab
.
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last updated: 24-Dec-2007