Melanterite Visible Spectra (300 - 1600 nm)
Melanterite, Fe2+(H2O)6SO4·H2O, shows a ferrous iron spectrum.
Image of the melanterite absorption spectrum
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GRR
1926 spectrum;
from Iron Mountain, Shasta County, California, USA.  
Plotted as 0.768 mm thick. The blue-green color of this material
comes from Fe2+. Data Files: E||alpha; E||beta
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