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. 2014 Feb 1;14(2):132–169. doi: 10.1089/ast.2013.1079

Table 5.

Mineral Phases Identified with the MMI and Laboratory Methods

Mineral phases identified MMI VNIR/SWIR XRD Thin section
Vesicular basalt (sample 17)
 Olivine + + + +
 Plagioclase feldspar + + + +
 Pyroxene + + + +
 Glass +
Silicic volcanic breccia (sample 14)
 Plagioclase feldspar + +
 Quartz + +
 Calcite + + +
 Goethite + + + FeOx
 Hematite + + + FeOx
 Fe/Mg smectite HM +
 Clinochlore HM + +
 Opal-A HM +
 Zeolite HM + + +
 Glass +
Basaltic volcanic breccia (sample 10)
 Olivine + + +
 Plagioclase feldspar + +
 Pyroxene + + + +
 Fe oxides + + +
 Nontronite + + + +
 Zeolite HM HM + +
 Glass +

+−, mineral phase detected.

HM, hydrated mineral.

FeOx, Fe-oxide mineral.