Infrared spectra of mineral species

Abstract

This chapter contains figures of transmittance IR spectra of mineral species accompanied with the descriptions of reference samples given in the form of extended figure captions. The Sects. 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3, etc., are arranged in ascending order of the atomic number Z a of the main species-defining element for a given class of minerals: first for borate minerals (with Z a = 5 for boron), than for carbides, carbonates and organic substances (with Z a = 6 for carbon); for ammino-complexes, nitrates and sulfato-nitrates (with Z a = 7 for nitrogen); for oxides and hydroxides (with Z a = 8 for oxygen) and so on.