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Table 4

Reasons for absorption in meteorites.

AC (µm) Reasons Reference
0.44–0.51 Oldhamite Burbine et al. (2001)
0.88–0.9 Trace amount of Fe2+ in enstatite pyroxene Gaffey & Kelley (2004)
1 Electronic transitions of Fe2+ in olivine and crystal field transitions of Fe2+ in pyroxene Burns (1970); Clark Jr (1957)
1.4 First overtone of hydroxyl (−OH) stretches Clark et al. (1990)
1.8 Trace amount of Fe2+ in enstatite pyroxene Gaffey & Kelley (2004)
1.93–1.94 Adsorbed water (H2O) Aines & Rossman (1984); Cloutis (1989)
2 Crystal field transitions of Fe2+ in pyroxene Burns (1970); Clark Jr (1957)
2.2–2.3 Metal-OH bends in phyllosilicates Clark et al. (1990)

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