XRMapAnal: A program for analysis of quantitative X-ray maps

American Mineralogist

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 737-744

  Tinkham, Douglas K ^a   Ghent, Edward D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; GARNETS; MICA; MODAL ANALYSIS; PIXELS; QUALITY CONTROL;

BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; BULK COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL ZONATION; DEAD-TIME CORRECTION; ELECTRON PROBE MICRO ANALYZER; PHASE IDENTIFICATION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS;

X RAYS;

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; X-RAY;

MICA;

EID: 17644374776     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2005.1483     Document Type: Article

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