A simple sample-mounting method for random powder X-ray diffraction

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 218-225

  Zhang, Guoping ^a   Germaine, John T ^b   Martin, R Torrence ^c   Whittle, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c Ardaman & Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Kaolinite; Preferred orientation; Quartz; Random powder; Sample preparation; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POWDERS; QUARTZ; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

RAZOR TAMPED SURFACE (RTS);

CLAY;

CRYSTALLINITY; KAOLINITE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; QUARTZ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0038243940     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2003.0510212     Document Type: Article

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