Basalt

Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
MARTIAN ANALOGS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Micron- cosmic analogs subcategories
Martian dust
Main constituent
pyroxene (augite), plagioclase and olivine
Practical significance

basalt is an extrusive igneous commonly found in volcanic environment on Earth and probably on different Solar System bodies such as Mars, where it can constitute an important fraction of atmospheric and surface dust

Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
6.9
Particle size Mie: veff
7.0
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
2.9
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
15.1
Size distribution plot
Size distribution of Basalt sample
Size distribution table
size_basalt.txt
SEM : View images
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All SEM images (zip file)
sem_basalt_0.zip
Refractive index

1.52 + i0.00092 (488nm) 
1.52 + i0.001 (647nm) (Pollack et al. 1973)

Color
dark gray
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488
Scattering matrix (1) plot
Scattering matrix elements Basalt - 488 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_basalt_488nm.txt
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647
Scattering matrix (2) plot
Scattering matrix elements Basalt - 647 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
matrix_basalt_647nm.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
extra_basalt_488nm_M.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
extra_basalt_488nm_F.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table M
extra_basalt_647nm_M.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table F
extra_basalt_647nm_F.txt
Angle range (deg)
[3,177]
Paper (pdf)
Dabrowska et al., Icarus, vol. 250, 2015
Full reference paper

Dabrowska DD, Muñoz O, Moreno F, Ramos JL, Martínez-Frías J, Gerhard W. Scattering matrices of Martian dust analogs 488 nm and 647 nm. Icarus, vol. 250, pp. 83-94, 2015

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