Mg K edge XAS measurements

formula

common name

Source

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Beamline

MgO

magnesium oxide

no

Mg(OH)₂

magnesium hydroxide
AKA brucite

yes

MgH₂

magnesium hydride

no

Mg₂N₃

magnesium nitride

no

Mg(NO₃)₂⋅6H₂O

magnesium nitrate hexahydrate

no

MgSi₂

magnesium silicide

no

MgS

magnesium sufide

no

MgSO₄

magnesium sufate
AKA epsomite or kieserite in its hydrous form

yes

MgSO₃⋅6H₂0

magnesium sufite hexahydrate

no

(Fe,Mg)SiO₃

pyroxene, AKA
enstatite (Mg rich)
ferrosilite (Fe rich)

Mg rich - yes
Fe rich - no

(Fe,Mg)₂SiO₄

olivine, AKA peridot,
forsterite (Mg rich)
fayalite (Fe rich)

Fayalite: Alfa-Aeser stock #44278
Lot #J30N18

Mg rich - yes
Fe rich - yes

(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

antigorite
AKA serpentine

H-126645

yes

Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
(nominal composition)

chrysotile
AKA serpentine
AKA white asbestos

H-98898

yes

MgSiO₃

orthoenstatite
an enstatite

no

Mg₂Si₂O₆

clinoenstatite
an enstatite

MgCaSi₂O₆

diopside

no

(Fe,Mg)₂SiO₄

forsterite (Fo86):
86%Mg₂SiO₄ end member;
14%Fe₂SiO₄

Vesuvius,Italy

H-129928

yes

(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂⋅nH₂O

montmorillonite

H-142599

yes

Ca_0.5(Si₇Al_0.8Fe_0.2)(Fe_3.5Al_0.4Mg_0.1)O₂₀(OH)₄
(nominal formula)

nontronite

H-102634

yes

formula

common name

Priority

HMM Cat#

Source

Comment

Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]

Gehlenite

2.5

85729

Mt. Monzoni Italy

(Ca,Mg,Fe)SiO₃

Augite

4

85579

Mt. Saraceno Italy

20:00 09/12/2009 - 08:17 09/13/2009

(½Ca,Na)_0.33(Mg,Fe+2)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O

Saponite

5

90916

Ahmeek Mine USA

KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
(KF)₂(MgO)₆(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)₆(H₂O)₂

Phlogopite

8

91100

USA

MgAl₂O₄

Spinel

3

96707

Mt. Monzoni, Italy

10:00 09/13 - 19:22 09/13/2009

FeTiO₃

Ilmenite

5.5

102187

USA

CaMg(CO₃)₂

Dolomite

5

105064

Oberdorf An Der Laming Mine Austria

MgCO₃

Magnesite

5

105090

Oberdorf An Der Laming Mine Austria

MgO

periclase

5

107610

Riverside Cement Co. Mine, USA

Ca(Mg, Al)₃(Al₃Si)O₁₀(OH)₂

Clintonit

5

108087

Commercial Quarry, USA

Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Tremolite

6

108442

Brazil

MgAl₂O₄

Spinel

3

111975

Madagascar

Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Pyrope

7.5

112138

Czech Republic, Czech Republic

(Mg₅Al)(AlSi₃)O₁₈(OH)₈

Clinochlore

5

117360

Belvidere Mtn. Quarries, USA

Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Prope

7.5

118525

USA

((Fe+2,Mg)₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈)

Sekaninaite

6

118874

USA

MgCl₂6(H₂O)

Bischofite

5

118932

MgCaSi₂O₆

Diopside

4

124243

Lowell Quarry USA

Mg(OH)₂

Brucite

5

125230

Belvidere Mtn, Quarries, USA

Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇]

Akermanite

2.5

125586

Dufresne Hill, Canada

(Mg, Fe)₇Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Anthophyllite

6

127105

Greenland

(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(Si₅AlO₁₈) to
(Fe,Mg)₂Al₃(Si₅AlO₁₈)

Cordierite

129875

Manik Ganga Sri Lanka

20:10 09/13 - 05:06 09/14 2009

(Ca,Mg,Fe)SiO₃

Augite

130444

Mt. Monzoni, Italy

Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Tremolite

6

132018

Kozano Mujan Afghanistan

Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Talc

7

139968

Agronaurt Mine, USA

Mg₂Si₂O₆

Enstatite

Bruce Ravel

4:45 09/11/2009 - 18:32 09/12/2009 after changing Hellium

(Fe,Mg)₂SiO₄

forsterite (Fo86):
86%Mg₂SiO₄ end member;
%14Fe₂SiO₄

H-129928

Vesuvius,Italy

14:00-19:23 09/10/2009

Mg₂SiO₄

Forsterite

20:30 - 23:45 09/10/2009

Fe₂SiO₄

Fayalite

119492

00:00-06:36 09/11/2009