Ferrisicklerite spectra

Ferrisicklerite Visible Spectra (380 - 1300 nm)

Ferrisicklerite, Li_1-x(Fe³⁺_xFe²⁺_1-x)PO₄, is an iron phosphate mineral which forms as a product of weathering in phosphate pegmatites. The orange color comes from Fe³⁺.

Image of the ferrisicklerite absorption spectrum

Ferrisicklerite spectrum; Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda. Thin section (estimated 0.30 mm thick). Data File: polarization 1; polarization 2. Contributed data from Michail Taran, Kiev, Ukraine

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