Mineralogy of fine-grained sediment by energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS) image analysis - A methodology

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-40

  Knight, R D ^a   Klassen, R A ^a   Hunt, P ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer; Microbeam; Mineralogy; Quantification

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAPS;

MINERAL GRAINS;

SEDIMENTS;

FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MINERALOGY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0036589864     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0538-7     Document Type: Article

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