Matter
Name
Saponite Griffithite
Family
mineral
Comments
Being a natural matter from a terrestrial rock, "Saponite Griffithite" contains minor impurities: terrestrial organic matter and clinochlore.
Level
from commercial supplier
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
Minerals Unlimited in Ridgecrest, California
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Griffith Park , California , United States
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
Type of porosity
unknown
Oxides
Formula $SiO_{2}$ $Al_{2}O_{3}$ $MgO$ $FeO$ $CaO$ $TiO_{2}$ $MnO$ $Na_{2}O$ $K_{2}O$
Mass fraction (%) 48.98 14.77 9.9 13.84 7.08 0.84 0.37 3.95 0.25
Oxides comments
Composition was obtained by Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) measurements (Rubino et al. 2020). {NB: Iron oxide composition is for FeO/Fe2O3}
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Saponite Griffithite 1.0 $\pm$ 0.01