“…The carbonaceous component spectra are consistent with disordered graphitic bands at 1580 and 1350 cm −1 , and the bands positioned at 465, 204, and 128 cm −1 correlate well with α ‐quartz . Finally, the bands positioned at 1087, 713, 282, and 156 cm −1 are consistent with calcite, and gypsum bands observed at 1009, 669, 626, 606, 497, and 419 cm −1 . No observed changes in the spectra were recorded with time suggesting little to no photodecomposition of the sample occurred.…”