
Clay, White
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.
Origin
Commercially availabel from Argiletz, France
Main constituent
Illite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, quartz
Color
White
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 table
Particle shape
Irregular
SEM/TEM images:


All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (1) plot:

Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
Scattering matrix (2) plot:

Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00 nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00 nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table M
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table F
Refractive index
Estimated to be in the range [1.5 -1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001]
Angle range (deg)
[3,177]
Reference/s