XRD Clay Analysis peak 10,.. A is Illite or mix leyered Illite?

Dear all, I am doing clay analysis with XRD and I find peak 14 A; 10 A and 7 A. The 14 A is interpreted as Chlorite because no change in Glycol and Heating 400 but increase intensity in Heating...

08 September 2018 9,469 2 View

How to do a good fitting of clays in XRD?

Hallo Sir, I am doing bulk XRD with Topaz in rock sample that contain a lot of clay content (Illite & Kaolinite). From XRD I also can identify quartz, hematite, calcite, pyrite etc. I have...

07 August 2018 7,213 8 View

How do I difference the Muscovite and Illite Peak in XRD?

Dear Experts, I used Topaz to identify mineralogy in XRD and I found that the Muscovite and Illite peak is almost same each other. If the sample consist of low Illite/Muscovite content, it will...

03 April 2018 847 5 View

Is there any recommendation of textbook or publication to study mineral identification by SEM for beginner?

Dear Sir, I want to study about mineral identification by SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) and really need some textbook or publication. I already have searched some publications but many of...

02 March 2018 4,449 4 View

Chrysotile XRD Database?

Hai, Currently I am working with lateric iron ore sample and identified Chrysotile (Mg3 Si 2 O5 (OH)4) form Diffrac EVA. Howover I can't input the Chrysotile database in Topaz. When I tried to...

10 November 2017 2,480 0 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Can we block unwanted images during the x-ray prediction?

i am try to classify the x-ray images. During classification , can i block unwanted images (except x-ray image).

03 March 2021 7,100 1 View

Why Austenite grains in steel show much more twinning than ferrite grains?

It is oftentimes said to be a distinctive metallographic trait that differentiates a fully austenitic and a fully felly ferritic steel without etching that might distinguish between two. Why...

02 March 2021 728 2 View

Does anyone know to clarify these changes?

01 March 2021 1,290 2 View

How can I convert .vesta file to a .cif file?

I've used the "export data" option in Vesta software to convert my unit cell into a cif file however when I use that cif in atomsk it shows error such as "can't read the position of atom 0". If I...

28 February 2021 4,966 3 View

In an eye with Tyndall, does each dot correspond to an individual cell?

When you observe the presence of Tyndall in an inflamed eye: Does each of the small floating dots correspond to an individual cell or to an aggregate of cells? Does a conventional slit lamp have...

27 February 2021 6,326 2 View

How to calculate the crystallinity of cellulose film?

27 February 2021 2,753 4 View

What could be the reason for not having further low chi square value (better agreement) in my refinement result?

I have tried every combination of parameter changes and after that i have a poor chi square value. I can't get it lower any further. I know there have been a lot of discussion about Rietveld...

26 February 2021 8,480 3 View

Can anyone share his experience regards Smoothing in origin?

I am working on TiO2 composite material and the results of XRD have a lot of small/junk peaks and while I apply a smooth filter in Origin then the other characteristics peaks disappear so anyone...

26 February 2021 8,183 3 View

No amplification data for qPCR on MxPro?

I have set up a qPCR run on MxPro with SYBR green and ROX as a reference, however, when I go to the analysis section the program seems to only collect data for the dissociation curves and not the...

25 February 2021 8,039 1 View