Clay, Green (Amsterdam)

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  

Main constituent
Illite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, quartz
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
1.55
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
1.4
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution Green Clay (Amsterdam)
Size distribution table
size_greenclayams.txt
Particle shape

Irregular

Color
Green powder
SEM/TEM images:
Green Clay (Amsterdam) SEM Image
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Green Clay (Amsterdam) SEM Images
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
442.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_greenclayams_442nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements Green Clay (Amsterdam) - 442 nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
633.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
matrix_greenclayams_633nm.txt
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements Green Clay (Amsterdam) - 633 nm
Refractive index

Estimated to be in the range [1.5 -1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001]

Angle range (deg)
[5,173]
Reference/s
Muñoz et al., 2001