ELECTRON MICROSCOPY WITH SEM-EDS ENERGY ANALIZER

Textural study of rocks and minerals using electron microscopy.

Sample-preparation service for electron microscopy with an SEM-EDS energy analyser

Electron microscopy is used in all fields of geology to study rock textures, diagenesis and mineralogy. This method is also used in micropaleontology.
To analyse the samples, they must be previously coated with a thin carbon layer or a metal, such as gold, so that the sample becomes conductive.

Microscopía electrónica

Semi-quantitative wavelength-dispersion analysis

The X radiation spectrum emitted by minerals subjected to electronic excitation is used for semi-quantitative chemical analysis by wavelength-dispersion spectrometry.

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