Dear Richa Mudliar ,

there are several free software already available to search among minerals databanks, for instance:

https://crystallography.icmab.es/software

VESTA

several others are available in the literature, search the IUCr site.

Demo versions for a limited time of use:

https://rigaku.com/support/software among others.

There are also proprietary softwares like:

Match! - Crystal Impact GmB

Crystallographica from Oxford

HighScore from Panalytical

TOPAS from Bruker

Software from Shimadzu, and several others.

The X-Ray lab where you got your experiment may have some proprietary identification software installed for users.

It would be necessary to download a databank to use them; again, there are free databases like COD - Crystallographic Open Database, and commercial ones like CCDC that incorporate the previous JCPDF.

Nevertheless, whatever is the choice, please spend some time in tutorials; a good understanding is essential not to waste your time in mineral search engines.

Good luck

WNM

Using lattice graphics i suppose

Dear Richa Mudliar ,

there are several free software already available to search among minerals databanks, for instance:

https://crystallography.icmab.es/software

VESTA

several others are available in the literature, search the IUCr site.

Demo versions for a limited time of use:

https://rigaku.com/support/software among others.

There are also proprietary softwares like:

Match! - Crystal Impact GmB

Crystallographica from Oxford

HighScore from Panalytical

TOPAS from Bruker

Software from Shimadzu, and several others.

The X-Ray lab where you got your experiment may have some proprietary identification software installed for users.

It would be necessary to download a databank to use them; again, there are free databases like COD - Crystallographic Open Database, and commercial ones like CCDC that incorporate the previous JCPDF.

Nevertheless, whatever is the choice, please spend some time in tutorials; a good understanding is essential not to waste your time in mineral search engines.

Good luck

WNM

I recommend to use Xpert high score and Profex. It is best to use BGMN-Profex for clays quantitative analysis. It has structural files for smectites, illite, kaolinite, chlorite and others.