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Lypaczewski, P., Kondrasovas, H., Parmenter, S., Thompson, G., Wilton, D.H.C., 2022, College of the North Atlantic - Mineral Spectroscopy Database

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ID	Mineral	Group Name	Type	Chemistry	Reflectance Spectrum VNIR-SWIR-MWIR	Reflectance Spectrum LWIR	LIBS Spectrum	Photo	Absorptions (nm)
EM0065	Ankerite	Dolomite	Carbonates	Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2	Plot	-	-	-	0, 13
EM0095	Aragonite	Aragonite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 9
EM0190	Calcite	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	Plot	Photo	2200
EM0210	Calcite	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	1400, 1000
EM0215	Calcite fluorescent (yellow)	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	7000, 10000
EM0235	Calcite orange	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 1
EM0240	Calcite pink	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 2
EM0283	Cerussite	Aragonite	Carbonates	PbCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 11
EM0635	Magnesite	Calcite	Carbonates	MgCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 26
EM0950	Siderite	Calcite	Carbonates	FeCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 9
PL_Azurite_01	Azurite	-	Carbonates	Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Calcite_01	Calcite	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Calcite_02	Calcite	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Calcite_03	Calcite	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Dolomite_01	Dolomite	Dolomite	Carbonates	CaMg(CO3)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Malachite_01	Malachite	Malachite Group	Carbonates	Cu2(CO3)(OH)2	Plot	-	Plot	Photo	2300
PP0063	Aragonite	Aragonite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 10
PP0095	Calcite Mangano	Calcite	Carbonates	CaCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 17
PP0290	Rhodochrosite	Calcite	Carbonates	MnCO3	Plot	-	-	-	0, 19
EM0150	Beryl	Beryl	Cyclosilicate	Be3Al2Si6O18	Plot	-	-	-	0, 15
EM0155	Beryl blue	Beryl	Cyclosilicate	Be3Al2Si6O18	Plot	-	-	-
PL_Aquamarine_01	Beryl	Beryl	Cyclosilicate	Be3Al2(SiO3)6	Plot	-	Plot	Photo	1400, 1900
PL_Tourmaline_01	Tourmaline	Tourmaline	Cyclosilicate	(Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Tourmaline_02	Tourmaline	Tourmaline	Cyclosilicate	(Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Tourmaline_04	Tourmaline	Tourmaline	Cyclosilicate	(Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Fluorite_01	Fluorite	-	Halides	CaF2	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM0385	Diopside	Pyroxene (Clino)	Inosilicate	MgCaSi2O6	Plot	-	-	-	0, 33
PL_Actinolite_01	Actinolite	Amphibole	Inosilicate	Ca2(Mg,Fe++)5Si8O22(OH)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Diopside_02	Diopside	Pyroxene (Clino)	Inosilicate	MgCaSi2O6	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Diopside_03	Diopside	Pyroxene (Clino)	Inosilicate	MgCaSi2O6	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM1047	Titanite (sphene)	Titanite	Nesosilicate	CaTiSiO5	Plot	-	-	-	0, 1
EM1050	Topaz	Topaz	Nesosilicate	Al2SiO4(F,OH)2	Plot	-	Plot	Photo	2200
PL_Grossular_01	Grossular	Garnet	Nesosilicate	Ca3Al2(SiO4)3	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Peridot_02	Peridot	Olivine	Nesosilicate	(Mg,Fe)2SiO4	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Topaz_02	Topaz	-	Nesosilicate	Al2SiO4(F,OH)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Topaz_04	Topaz	Topaz	Nesosilicate	Al2SiO4(F,OH)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Zircon_02	Zircon	-	Nesosilicate	ZrSiO4	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM0997	Spinel	Spinel	Oxide	MgAl2O4	Plot	-	-	-	0, 6
PL_Corundum_02	Corundum	-	Oxide	Al2O3	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Corundum_03	Corundum	-	Oxide	Al2O3	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Corundum_04	Corundum	-	Oxide	Al2O3	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM0040	Amblygonite	Amblygonite	Phosphates	(Li,Na)AlPO4(F,OH)	Plot	-	-	-
EM0091	Apatite	-	Phosphates	Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)	Plot	-	-	-
EM0695	Monazite	Monazite	Phosphates	(Ce,La)PO4	Plot	-	-	-	0, 23
EM1070	Turquoise	Turquoise	Phosphates	CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8�4H2O	Plot	-	-	-	0, 2
PL_Apatite_02	Apatite	Apatite	Phosphates	Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Apatite_03	Apatite	Apatite	Phosphates	Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Apatite_03	Apatite	Apatite	Phosphates	Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Apatite_04	Apatite	-	Phosphates	Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)	Plot	-	-	-	0
Vanadanite_GG	Vanadinite	Pyromorphite	Phosphates	Pb5(VO4)3Cl	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM0080	Antigorite	Serpentine	Phyllosilicate	(Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4	Plot	-	-	-
EM0310	Chlorite	Chlorite	Phyllosilicate	(Mg,Fe)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8	Plot	-	-	-	0, 40
EM0805	Prehnite	-	Phyllosilicate	Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2	Plot	-	Plot	Photo	2200
EM0835	Pyrophyllite	Pyrophyllite-talc	Phyllosilicate	Al2Si4O10(OH)2	Plot	-	Plot	Photo	2200
EM1140	Zinnwaldite	Mica	Phyllosilicate	KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2	Plot	-	-	-	0, 7
PL_Apophyllite_03	Apophyllite	-	Phyllosilicate	KCa4(Si4O10)2F�8(H2O)	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Biotite_01	Biotite	Mica	Phyllosilicate	K(Mg,Fe++)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Kaolinite_01	Kaolinite	Kaolinite	Phyllosilicate	Al2Si2O5(OH)4	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Lepidolite_01	Lepidolite	Mica	Phyllosilicate	K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Muscovite_02	Muscovite	Muscovite	Phyllosilicate	KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Muscovite_04	Muscovite	Mica	Phyllosilicate	KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Talc_01	Talc	Pyrophyllite-talc	Phyllosilicate	Mg3Si4O10(OH)2	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM1103	Vesuvianite	Vesuvianite	Sorosilicate	Ca10(Mg, Fe)2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH,F)4	Plot	-	-	-	0, 5
Jarosite_GG	Jarosite	Alunite	Sulfates	KFe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Selenite_02	Selenite	Gypsum	Sulfates	CaSO4�2(H2O)	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM0671	Microcline	Feldspar	Tectosilicate	KAlSi3O8	Plot	-	-	-	0, 24
PL_Feldspar_01	Feldspar (Moonstone)	Feldspar	Tectosilicate	KAlSi3O8	Plot	-	-	-	0
PL_Plagioclase_01	Plagioclase	Feldspar	Tectosilicate	(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8	Plot	-	-	-	0
PP0250	Moonstone	Feldspar	Tectosilicate	KAlSi3O8	Plot	-	-	-	0
EM0703	Natrolite	Natrolite	Tectosilicate Zeolite	Na2Al2Si3O10 � 2H2O	Plot	-	-	-	0, 21
EM0800	Pollucite	Analcime	Tectosilicate Zeolite	Cs(Si2Al)O6.nH2O	Plot	-	-	-	0, 18
EM1013	Stilbite	Heulandite	Tectosilicate Zeolite	NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72�28(H2O)	Plot	-	-	-	0, 2

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