EBSD Sample Preparation part of Integrating Research and Education:Geochemical Instrumentation and Analysis
By Rachael Beane, Bowdoin College Sample preparation Electron and optical microscopic investigations typically begin with a thin section of rock. Here we detail the method that we have successfully used for ...

Introduction part of Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoscience Data Project
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Tips on Assessment, Evaluation and Dissemination part of Integrating Research and Education
Assessment and evaluation are required of all federally funded projects for many reasons: for accountability, to demonstrate that goals or expected outcomes have been met, to provide evidence to convince skeptical ...

Tips on Partnering part of Integrating Research and Education
Given the breadth of scientific and educational interests encompassed by the Earth science education, it is not reasonable to expect that any individual or group can fully meet the wide spectrum of opportunities ...

Experimental Petrology Machines part of Integrating Research and Education:Teaching Phase Equilibria
Andrea Koziol, University of Dayton Experimental work involves simulating igneous or metamorphic conditions with specialized machines, described below. Samples may include synthetic minerals or mixes of minerals, ...

Experimental Petrology part of Integrating Research and Education:Teaching Phase Equilibria
Andrea Koziol, University of Dayton; Dex Perkins, University of North Dakota; John Brady, Smith College What is Experimental Petrology? Experimental work involves simulating igneous or metamorphic conditions with ...

Optical Cathodoluminesence (Optical-CL) part of Integrating Research and Education:Geochemical Instrumentation and Analysis
Darrell Henry, Louisiana State University What is Optical-CL? Optical cathodoluminescence (optical-CL) permits optical examination or imaging of a sample through the attachment of an evacuated CL-stage to an ...

Cathodoluminescence Theory part of Integrating Research and Education:Geochemical Instrumentation and Analysis
Darrell Henry, Louisiana State University Bombarding the surface of a material with some incident radiation or particle may result in the emission of electromagnetic radiation beyond that produced by thermal black ...

Single Crystal Structure Refinement (SREF) part of Integrating Research and Education:Geochemical Instrumentation and Analysis
Christine M. Clark, Eastern Michigan University The electron density map generated by solution of the phase problem can be seen as a basic structure map. However, the assignment of atoms to different intensity ...

Metamorphic T-X Phase Diagrams part of Integrating Research and Education:Teaching Phase Equilibria
Click on an image or the link in the caption, and a PDF file of the diagram will download to your computer. Some of the PDF files are animations -- they contain more than one page that can be shown in sequence to ...