| Title | : | Mineral Identification |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Melinda Darby Dyar, Mickey E. Gunter & Dennis Tasa |
| Release | : | 2018-12-14 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Geology, Textbooks, Science & Nature |
| Size | : | 25435819 |
| This chapter discusses which analytical techniques are most useful in the identification of minerals and the most common instruments available for determining mineral properties: Polarizing Light Microscope (PLM), X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), and a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with a Scanning Energy-Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS). Once the mineral properties are identified or measured, a searchable mineral database is used to narrow the possible mineral species. Topics covered in Chapter 19 include: The Process of Identification Our Mineral Database Other Databases Strategies New Minerals |
