This article demonstrates how this type of cathodoluminescence (CL) work in earth sciences can be quickly and easily undertaken in Hitachi's TM4000Plus benchtop SEM.
Bukovskyite is an iron arsenate sulfate mineral that was discovered in 1967 near Kutna Hora, Czech Republic. It was named after the Czech chemist, Antonin Bukovsky, a professor of the secondary school at Kutna Hora, who first analyzed the mineral
Scotlandite is a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing sulfur, oxygen, and lead. The mineral was discovered in 1984 in the Susanna mines of the Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is named after its place of discovery.
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Clay minerals are used for a wide range of applications including stratigraphic correlations and as indicators of the presence of hydrocarbon generation.
By Benedette Cuffari
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Many different pieces of equipment are utilized in the mining industry for a variety of purposes.
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Guatemala, with a total population of 16,581,273 as of July 2018, is located in Central America.
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