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Growing Crystals that Will Make Your Crystallographer Happy part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web site is geared toward graduate students and other researchers wanting to grow crystals suitable for X-ray structure determinations. Numerous techniques of growing crystals are discussed and ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystallography, X-ray Techniques
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity

Growing Crystals that Will Make Your Crystallographer Happy part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web site is geared toward graduate students and other researchers wanting to grow crystals suitable for X-ray structure determinations. Numerous techniques of growing crystals are discussed and ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystallography, X-ray Techniques
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity

Crystallographic Education Online part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The International Union of Crystallography maintains this clearinghouse of educational resources. There are many topics incorporated into this site, including applied crystallography, crystal growth, ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Mineral Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy:Crystallography
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection

X-Ray Powder Diffraction part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This handout, prepared by the USGS, provides background on the use and theory of X-ray powder diffraction. Examples of applications of this method to geologic studies are provided.
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

A Laboratory Manual for X-Ray Powder Diffraction part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site is a report presented as an abridged guide for laboratory technicians and students interested in X-ray powder diffraction methodology. Also included, in condensed form, are the principles ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy:Crystallography
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Introduction to X-ray Diffraction part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site is intended as a brief introduction to some of the common x-ray diffraction techniques used in materials characterization. It is designed for people who are novices in this field but are ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy:Crystallography
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

X-tal related tutorials part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This clearinghouse consists of crystallography links with an emphasis on education and tutorials. There is also a search feature, which allows the user to explore a large crystallographic database. ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Crystallography
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection

Advanced Mineralogy part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site consists of the lecture notes for an advanced mineralogy course at the University of Colorado taught by J. R. Smyth. The topics covered include symmetry, point groups, space groups, ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Systematic Mineralogy:Island Silicates, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis, Systematic Mineralogy:Ring Silicates, Chain Silicates, Sheet Silicates, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystallography, X-ray Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry

X-Ray Flourescence Analysis of an Obsidian Biface from the Fort Hill Site, Highland County, Ohio part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This 15-page PDF describes the trace element abundance method used to analyze an obsidian artifact found at the Hopewell site in Ohio. The article also details the geochemical signature of the ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geography:Human/Cultural
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results

X-Ray Spacing part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site features a collection of single-phase X-ray powder diffraction patterns for the three most intense D values of an extensive list of minerals. The information is presented in the form of ...
Subject: Mineralogy: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets