
Handbook of Mineral Spectroscopy, Volume 2
Infrared Spectra
- 1st Edition - April 22, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: J. Theo Kloprogge
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 5 2 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 5 2 1 - 3
Handbook of Mineral Spectroscopy, Volume Two: Infrared Spectra, a Four Volume Set presents a database of Infrared spectra, showing both full spectra and high-resolution spectral… Read more

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Request a sales quoteHandbook of Mineral Spectroscopy, Volume Two: Infrared Spectra, a Four Volume Set presents a database of Infrared spectra, showing both full spectra and high-resolution spectral regions with band component analyses of rock-forming and major ore minerals. IR of minerals is a very powerful technique for analyzing the different vibrational modes of minerals (in particular functional groups) but also the local environment of atoms in a crystal structure. The book includes a section on silicates and one on non-silicates, subdivided according to the normal mineral classes.
This book is a go-to guide for anyone working with minerals and can be used for research and writing or as a handbook in the laboratory while running analyses of minerals.
- Features 2,500 full color Infrared Spectra for use by researchers in the lab and as a reference
- Includes band component analyses of the spectral regions of interest for each mineral
- Written by an expert with more than 25 years of mineral spectroscopy experience
Geologists, geoscientists, mineralogists, spectroscopists, chemists, material scientists, planetary scientists, physicists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Symbols
- Introduction
- Historical Background
- Principals of Infrared Spectroscopy
- Instrumentation
- Other Mid-Infrared Techniques
- Factor Group Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Data Interpretation
- Appendix A Correlation Tables
- Appendix B Normal Modes of Vibrations of Some Common Structures
- Chapter 1. Elements
- Diamond C
- Diamond — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chapter 2. Halides
- Atacamite Cu2Cl(OH)3
- Atacamite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Atacamite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chapter 3. Oxides and Hydroxides
- Oxides
- Hydroxides
- Chapter 4. Carbonates and Borates
- Carbonates
- Borates
- Chapter 5. Sulphates, Chromates, Tungstates, Molybdates
- Barite BaSO4
- Barite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Celestine SrSO4
- Celestine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Anglesite PbSO4
- Anglesite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Anhydrite CaSO4
- Anhydrite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gypsum CaSO4·2H2O
- Gypsum — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gypsum — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Epsomite MgSO4·7H2O
- Epsomite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Alunite K2Al6(SO4)4(OH)12
- Alunite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Alunite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Crocoite PbCrO4
- Crocoite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hübnerite-Ferberite (Mn,Fe)WO4
- Hübnerite-Ferberite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Scheelite CaWO4
- Scheelite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Wulfenite PbMoO4
- Wulfenite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Stolzite PbWO4
- Stolzite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chapter 6. Phosphates Arsenates Vanadates
- Monazite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO4
- Monazite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Autunite Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10–12H2O
- Autunite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2·8H2O
- Vivianite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Vivianite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
- Erythrite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O
- Annabergite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Amblygonite (Li,Na)AlPO4(F,OH)
- Amblygonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Apatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F)
- Apatite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl
- Pyromorphite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Vanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl
- Vanadinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Turquoise CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
- Turquoise — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Turquoise — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chapter 7. Nesosilicates
- Willemite ZnSiO4
- Willemite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Forsterite-Fayalite (Fe,Mg)2SiO4
- Forsterite-Fayalite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pyrope-Almandine (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3
- Pyrope-Almandine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
- Spessartine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
- Grossular — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
- Uvarovite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Zircon ZrSiO4
- Zircon — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sillimanite Al2SiO5
- Sillimanite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sillimanite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Andalusite Al2SiO5
- Andalusite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Kyanite Al2SiO5
- Kyanite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Kyanite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Topaz Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
- Topaz — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Topaz — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Titanite CaTiSiO5
- Titanite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chapter 8. Sorosilicates and Cyclo-silicates
- Sorosilicates
- Cyclo-silicates
- Chapter 9. Inosilicates
- Enstatite Mg2Si2O6
- Enstatite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Diopside CaMgSi2O6
- Diopside — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hedenbergite CaFe2+Si2O6
- Hedenbergite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Augite (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6
- Augite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Johannsenite CaMnSi2O6
- Johannsenite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Omphacite (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
- Omphacite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Jadeite Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6
- Jadeite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Aegirine NaFeSi2O6
- Aegirine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Aegirine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Spodumene LiAlSi2O6
- Spodumene — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Spodumene — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Wollastonite CaSiO3
- Wollastonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Bustamite (Mn,Ca)3Si3O9
- Bustamite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Bustamite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pectolite NaCa2Si3O8OH
- Pectolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pectolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Rhodonite MnSiO3
- Rhodonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Rhodonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cummingtonite Mg7Si8O22(OH)2
- Cummingtonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cummingtonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Anthophyllite Mg7Si8O22(OH)2
- Anthophyllite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Anthophyllite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gedrite Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2
- Gedrite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gedrite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gedrite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Tremolite Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2
- Tremolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Tremolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Tremolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Actinolite Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
- Actinolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Actinolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Actinolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hornblende Ca2(Fe,Mg)4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2
- Hornblende — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hornblende — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Edenite NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(OH)2
- Edenite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Edenite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pargasite NaCa2Mg4AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 — Ferropargasite NaCa2Fe4AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2
- Pargasite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pargasite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hastingsite NaCa2Fe4FeSi6Al2O22(OH)2
- Hastingsite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hastingsite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Kaersutite NaCa2Mg4TiSi6Al2O23OH
- Kaersutite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Kaersutite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Richterite Na2CaMg5Si8O22(OH,F)2
- Richterite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Richterite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Katophorite Na2CaFe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2
- Katophorite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Katophorite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Glaucophane Na2Mg3Al2Si8O22(OH)2
- Glaucophane — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Glaucophane — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Riebeckite Na2Fe3Fe2Si8O22(OH)2
- Riebeckite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Riebeckite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Arfvedsonite NaNa2Fe4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- Arfvedsonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Arfvedsonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
- Sapphirine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sapphirine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chapter 10. Phyllosilicates
- Dickite Al2Si2O5(OH)4
- Dickite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Dickite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Halloysite Al2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
- Halloysite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Halloysite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Halloysite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Kaolinite Al2Si2O5(OH)4
- Kaolinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Kaolinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Nacrite Al2Si2O5(OH)4
- Nacrite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Nacrite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Antigorite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
- Antigorite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Antigorite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Lizardite Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- Lizardite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chrysotile Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- Chrysotile — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pyrophyllite Al2Si4O10(OH)2
- Pyrophyllite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Pyrophyllite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
- Talc — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Muscovite KAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2
- Muscovite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Muscovite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Paragonite NaAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2
- Paragonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Paragonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Glauconite K0.8(Al,Fe)1.33(Mg,Fe)0.67Si3.87O10(OH)2
- Glauconite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Glauconite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Glauconite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Phlogopite KMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2
- Phlogopite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Phlogopite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Biotite K(Fe,Mg)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
- Biotite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Biotite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Lepidolite KLi2AlSi4O10F2–KLi1.5Al1.5Si3O10F2
- Lepidolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Lepidolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Zinnwaldite KLi2AlSi4O10F2–KFe2AlAl2Si2O10(OH)2
- Zinnwaldite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Zinnwaldite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Margarite CaAl2Al2Si2O10(OH)2
- Margarite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Clintonite CaMg2AlAl3SiO10(OH)2
- Clintonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Clintonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Illite K0.65Al2Al0.65Si3.35O10(OH)2
- Illite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Illite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Vermiculite (Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O
- Vermiculite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Vermiculite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Beidellite (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O
- Beidellite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Beidellite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O
- Montmorillonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Montmorillonite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Nontronite Na0.3Fe2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O
- Nontronite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Nontronite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Saponite (Ca0.5,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O
- Saponite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Saponite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hectorite Na0.3(Mg,Li)3Si4O10(F,OH)2
- Hectorite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Clinochlore (Mg,Fe)5AlSi3AlO10(OH)8
- Clinochlore — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
- Prehnite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Prehnite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Apophyllite-(F,OH) KCa4Si8O20(F,OH)·8H2O
- Apophyllite-(F,OH) — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Apophyllite-(F,OH) — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Palygorskite (Mg,Al)2Si4O10OH·4H2O
- Palygorskite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Palygorskite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sepiolite Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O
- Sepiolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sepiolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cavansite CaVOSi4O10·4H2O
- Cavansite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cavansite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cavansite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chapter 11. Tectosilicates
- Cristobalite SiO2
- Cristobalite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Quartz SiO2
- Quartz — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Opal SiO2 nH2O
- Opal — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Orthoclase KAlSi3O8
- Orthoclase — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sanidine KAlSi3O8
- Sanidine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Hyalophane (K,Ba)Al(Al,Si)3O8
- Hyalophane — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Microcline KAlSi3O8
- Microcline — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Albite NaAlSi3O8
- Albite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Oligoclase (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
- Oligoclase — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Oligoclase — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Andesine (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
- Andesine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
- Labradorite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Labradorite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Bytownite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
- Bytownite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Bytownite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8
- Anorthite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Anorthite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Nepheline (Na,K)AlSiO4
- Nepheline — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Nepheline — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Leucite KAlSi2O6
- Leucite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Sodalite Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2
- Sodalite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Haüyne (Na,Ca)4–8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1–2
- Haüyne — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Lazurite (Na,Ca)7–8(Al,Si)12(O,S)24[SO4,Cl2,(OH)2]
- Lazurite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Lazurite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Lazurite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cancrinite Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(CO3)2·2H2O
- Cancrinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cancrinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Cancrinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Analcime NaAlSi2O6·H2O
- Analcime — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Analcime — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Laumontite Ca4Al8Si16O48·18H2O
- Laumontite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Laumontite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chabazite (Ca0.5,Na,K)4Al4Si8O24·12H2O
- Chabazite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Chabazite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Erionite (Ca0.5,K,Na)8Al10Si26O72·30H2O
- Erionite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Erionite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gmelinite (Ca,Na2,K2)4Al8Si16O48·22H2O
- Gmelinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gmelinite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gismondine CaAl2Si2O8·4.5H2O
- Gismondine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Gismondine — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Harmotome (Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5Al5Si11O32·12H2O
- Harmotome — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Harmotome — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Phillipsite (Ca,K,Na)1–2(Si,Al)8O16·6H2O
- Phillipsite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Phillipsite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Heulandite (Ca0.5,Na,K,Sr0.5)9Al9Si27O72·∼24H2O
- Heulandite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Heulandite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Clinoptilolite (Ca0.5,Na,K)6Al6Si30O72·20H2O
- Clinoptilolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Clinoptilolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Stilbite (Ca0.5,Na,K)9Al9Si27O72·28H2O
- Stilbite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Stilbite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Natrolite Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O
- Natrolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Natrolite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Thomsonite-Ca NaCa2Al5Si5O20·6H2O
- Thomsonite-Ca — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Thomsonite-Ca — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Mordenite (Na2,Ca,K2)4Al8Si40O96·28H2O
- Mordenite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Mordenite — Deconvoluted Spectra
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 22, 2023
- No. of pages (Hardback): 632
- No. of pages (eBook): 632
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128045206
- eBook ISBN: 9780128045213
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J. Theo Kloprogge
J. Theo Kloprogge, MSc in Geology, PhD in Geology/Chemistry, is currently Adjunct Professor at the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Philippines. From 2014 till the end of 2024, he was an Honorary Senior Fellow at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia. He has been teaching analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry and mineralogy/crystallography for many years. During the past 30+ years Dr. Kloprogge has been working as a mineralogist (in particular clay mineralogy) and spectroscopist. The results of this work have been published in nearly 300 papers in international peer reviewed journals as well as in a number of book chapters (including Dev. Clay Sci. Vol. 7), 6 books (as author and/or editor, including Dev. Clay Sci. Vol. 8) and 1 patent.