Attapulgite

 
Sample ID:
PK58903
Origin:
Mineral; Provenance: Attapulgus, Georgia (USA)
Chemical Information:
Colloidal magnesium-aluminium-hydrosilicate, (Mg,Al)5Si8O20·4H20
Sample Type:
Reference material
Description:
Powder sample (0-120 µ)
History of use:
Since antiquity
Sample Source:
Kremer Pigments
Alternative names:
Fuller´s Earth
Material Class:
Mineral pigments
Acquisition Conditions:
Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) mode
Resolution: 4 cm-1
Scans: 128
Range: 4000-380 cm-1