Chapter 14 — Question 2

In which part of the electromagnetic spectrum do absorption bands occur that
are diagnostic for different mineral types?

Answer

Principle absorption falls in the thermal infrared, overtones in SWIR (clay, car-
bononate, etc. = Al/Mg OH, CaCO

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, sulphates, etc.) and VNIR (Fe-, CO-oxides,

etc.).

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