Abstract
Filter-wheel spectrophotometry with Δλ/λ ∼ 0.15 is presented of 14 young stars. Very similar broad emission features are seen in five stars which qualitatively compare very favourably with the ‘silicate’ emission of the Orion Trapezium region. HL Tau has a silicate absorption feature, and three other stars show weak 10-μm absorptions. The amount of silicate material observed in HL Tau is ∼ 10-4g cm-2. It does not seem that one can predict either the presence/absence of a 10-μm emission/absorption feature, or its magnitude, in an individual star.

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