Introduction

The Minolta Spectrophotometer (Model CM-2002), also referred to as the Minolta Color Scanner, is a handheld instrument that measures color reflectance over a spectral range of 400 to 700 nm wavelengths. The instrument was commonly used on ODP Legs and some IODP expeditions, either in handheld mode or as part of an automated track system in which the instrument was moved along the track and lowered onto a split-core section for making measurements.