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
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 White Clay
Size distribution table
Particle shape

Irregular

Color
White
SEM/TEM images:
White Clay SEM Image 1
White Clay SEM Image 1
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 elements White Clay - 488 nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Scattering matrix elements White Clay - 647 nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00nm
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