Clay, White

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

Commercially availabel 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)
2.6
Particle size Mie: veff
0.7
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
1.6
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
1.4
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution White Clay
Size distribution table
size_whiteclay.txt
Particle shape

Irregular

Imaging
SEM
SEM/TEM images:
White Clay SEM Image 1
White Clay SEM Image 1
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
White Clay SEM Images
Color
White
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_whiteclay_488nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix elements White Clay - 488 nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
matrix_whiteclay_647nm.txt
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Scattering matrix elements White Clay - 647 nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
extra_whiteclay_488nm_M.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
extra_whiteclay_488nm_F.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table M
extra_whiteclay_647nm_M.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table F
extra_whiteclay_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