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The conversion of X-ray intensity ratios to composition ratios in the electron probe analysis of small particles using mineral standards
M. A. F. Pyman, J. W. Hillyer and A. M. Posner
The conversion of X-ray intensity ratios to composition ratios in the electron probe analysis of small particles using mineral standards
Clays and Clay Minerals (August 1978) 26 (4): 296-298
The conversion of X-ray intensity ratios to composition ratios in the electron probe analysis of small particles using mineral standards
Clays and Clay Minerals (August 1978) 26 (4): 296-298
Index Terms/Descriptors
- albite
- alkali feldspar
- aluminum
- biotite
- chemical analysis
- chemical composition
- clay mineralogy
- clay minerals
- electron probe
- electron probe data
- feldspar group
- framework silicates
- illite
- iron
- kaolinite
- metals
- methods
- mica group
- minerals
- orthoclase
- plagioclase
- sheet silicates
- silicates
- silicon
- spectroscopy
- standard materials
- X-ray data
Abstract
X-ray intensity ratios of Si/Al, Si/Fe, and Al/Fe in micron-sized particles of geochemical standards were found to vary linearly with the composition ratio. The same linear relationship was found for samples of the clay minerals kaolinite and illite.
ISSN: 0009-8604
Coden: CLCMAB
Serial Title: Clays and Clay Minerals
Serial Volume: 26
Serial Issue: 4
Title: The conversion of X-ray intensity ratios to composition ratios in the electron probe analysis of small particles using mineral standards
Pages: 296-298
Published: 197808
Text Language: English
Summary Language: Russian
Summary Language: German
Publisher: Clay Minerals Society,
Clarkson, NY,
United States
References: 10
Accession Number: 1980-007834
Categories: Mineralogy
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. table
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Update Code: 1980
