Research Article

Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Chlorite Minerals

Table 2

Mineral components of chlorite samples collected from two regions in this study.

Components/samplesMCG-011WBG-006WBG-012WBG-016XDT-013bXDT-015DDT-006HL-001HL-005HL-013HL-016HL-023
Nachtai region in Qinghai ProvinceArjin region in Xinjiang Province

SiO245.7548.7647.5644.2652.752.3449.5862.1539.2950.7146.9649.26
Al2O312.712.0113.867.4716.0813.237.3214.5219.8115.4316.4918.43
FeO14.7211.2112.248.737.474.943.387.1615.0610.0212.4111.07
MgO3.686.654.38.629.7611.7812.5510.32.387.15.996.94
Al/(Al + Si)0.220.200.230.140.230.200.130.190.330.230.260.27
Fe/(Fe + Mg)0.800.630.740.500.430.290.210.410.860.580.670.61