Clay, Green (Granada)

Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
TERRESTRIAL AEROSOLS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Cosmic analogs subcategories
Asteroids
Martian dust
Terrestrial Aerosols Subcategories
Clay
Origin

Commercially available from Argiletz, France

Main constituent
Illite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, quartz
Practical significance

Clay is believed to occur on different Solar System bodies such as Mars satellites and asteroids. Moreover, it is an important component of mineral aerosols in the Earth atmosphere.

Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
2.3
Particle size Mie: veff
1.1
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
1.6
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
1.6
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution Green Clay (Granada)
Size distribution table
size_greenclaygra.txt
Particle shape

Irregular

Imaging
SEM
SEM/TEM images:
Green Clay (Granada) SEM Image 1
Green Clay (Granada) SEM Image 2
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Green Clay (Granada) SEM Images
Color
Green powder
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
647.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_greenclaygra_647nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements Green Clay (Granada)
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
647.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
extra_greenclaygra_647nm_M.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
extra_greenclaygra_647nm_F.txt
Refractive index

Estimated to be in the range [1.5 -1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001]

Angle range (deg)
[3,177]
Reference/s
Muñoz et al., 2011