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Palagonite
| origin | volcanic ashes collected on Hawaii by Ted Roush, palagonite sample 91-16. The sample was sieved before it was used. For more information see Banin et al. 1997 |
| main constituent | palagonite |
| practical significance | Martian dust analog |
| particle size | measured size distributions Fraunhofer: reff=4.5 μm, v |
| particle shape | irregular |
| refractive index | 1.5 + i[0.0001-0.001] |
| color | red brown |
| scattering matrix | 632.8 nm |
| article | Laan EC, Volten H, Stam DM, Muñoz O, Hovenier JW, Roush TL. Scattering matrices and expansion coefficients of martian analogue palagonite particles. Icarus vol. 199, pp. 219–230, 2009 |
