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- Mineral Analysis 34 matches
- X-ray Techniques 15 matches
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- Environmental Mineralogy 34 matches
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Crystal Lattice Structures part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page, maintained by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, offers a concise index of common crystal lattice structures, including those from minerals and non-minerals. Several different graphical ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Rhodobacter sphaeroides part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Web site highlights the photosynthetic microbe Rhodobacter sphaeroides. This microbe is known to detoxify a number of metal oxides and oxyanions. The site also describes other aspects of research on ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Mineral Properties part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from the Mineralogical Society of America describes the physical properties of minerals in terms that kids will understand. The site also includes the definition of a mineral, an ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Spectrophotometer Simulation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from Davidson College features an applet that models the emission of photons by a lamp, the absorption of those photons by a solute in a sample solution, and the detection of the photons by ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Computer Applications
Scanning Electron Microscope part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from the Museum of Science features an introduction to scanning electron microscopy and is suitable for high school or introductory college audiences. It includes resources for teachers, an ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Welcome to the World of Scanning Electron Microscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from the Iowa State Materials Science and Engineering Department features information about the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The site includes three versions of a tutorial about how ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
About Imaging Spectroscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This document from the USGS describes imaging spectroscopy and what it takes to utilize the data. The possibilities as well as the limits of imaging spectroscopy are explored. The site presents basic ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Transmission Electron Microscopy Basics part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This extensive site from the University of Liverpool is a set of resources based on the textbook Transmission Electron Microscopy - Basics by D.B.Williams and C.B.Carter. The tutorial is designed to ...Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Web Course Notes and References, Transmission Electron Microscopy part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from the Electron Microscopy Outreach Program features a course devoted to transmission electron microscopy. The course is organized by chapters and covers the principles, design and ...Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Center for Microanalysis of Materials part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Center for Microanalysis of Materials (CMM), is a user-friendly Department of Energy/Basic Energy Sciences User Facility that provides the analytical capabilities essential to today's materials ...Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Tools, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work





