Rapid analytical method for trace Zn contents in some mafic minerals using the electron microprobe: Potential utility as a metallogenetic and petrogenetic indicator

1991 ◽  
Vol 89 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 379-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takanori Nakano ◽  
Takashi Yoshino ◽  
Norimasa Nishida
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Potential Utility ◽  
Petrogenetic Indicator

scholarly journals The electron microprobe analysis of agglutinating foraminifera; results from a <i>Rotaliammina</i> test from the S.W. Pacific

1986 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Bevan
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Organic Material ◽  
Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Electron Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Element Distribution ◽  
Organic Components ◽  
Spiral Surface

Abstract. Electron microprobe analyses and element distribution images of a Rotaliammina test from Funafuti, S. W. Pacific, are presented. Detailed analysis of both spiral and umbilical surfaces shows that the earliest chambers are richest in organic components, and that the brown coloration of the test correlates with amount of organic material (“tectin”) rather than with iron content. The peripheral flange is shown to be similar in composition to the agglutinant-rich spiral surface of the last chamber. The example serves to illustrate a useful analytical method which has application to the study of the structure and composition of the wall of agglutinating foraminifera in general.

scholarly journals ORIGEM E IDADE U-Th-Pb DO DISTRITO PEGMATÍTICO DE SANTA MARIA DE ITABIRA (MG) REVELADAS PELA MONAZITA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael de Magalhães Gomes Ferreira ◽  
Alexandre de Oliveira Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Large Crystal ◽  
Backscattered Electron ◽  
Host Rocks ◽  
Chemical Dating ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Petrogenetic Indicator ◽  
Araçuaí Orogen ◽  
Very High

Imagens de elétrons retro-espalhados e microanálises químicas por microssonda eletrônica foram obtidas a partir de cristais de monazita pertencentes ao Distrito Pegmatítico de Santa Maria de Itabira nas lavras de Morro Escuro, Ponte da Raíz e Euxenita. Essas lavras estão nos municípios de Santa Maria de Itabira, Ferros, Guanhães e Sabinópolis, em Minas Gerais. As amostras coletadas fazem parte da Província Pegmatítica Oriental Brasileira (PPOB), situada em um contexto pós-colisional do Orógeno Araçuaí correspondente ao final do Ciclo Brasiliano. Os cristais mostram-se homogêneos, ou seja, livres de domínios/zoneamentos composicionais e seus teores de U, Th e Pb permitiram a obtenção de idade química média de 474 Ma para o distrito pegmatítico da região estudada. Seus padrões de terras raras normalizados ao condrito mostram anomalia positiva de Sm, elemento fortemente particionado em anfibólio. Esta anomalia sugere que no contexto pós-colisional do Orógeno Araçuaí houve a fusão parcial do biotita-hornblenda gnaisse (Grupo Guanhães), rocha encaixante dos pegmatitos, durante o processo de descompressão regional associado ao colapso do orógeno, gerando um magma granítico hidratado o bastante para permitir o avolumado crescimento de cristais dos pegmatitos desse Distrito Pegmatítico, incluindo a monazita. Este mineral atua, portanto, não só como um geocronômetro, mas também como importante indicador petrogenético dos pegmatitos estudados.Palavras Chave: Monazita; Santa Maria de Itabira; datação química U-Th-Pb, Microssonda Eletrônica; indicador petrogenéticoAbstract:ORIGIN AND U-Th-Pb AGE OF THE PEGMATITIC DISTRICT OF SANTA MARIA DE ITABIRA (MG) REVEALED BY MONAZITE. Backscattered electron images and chemical microanalysis by electron microprobe were obtained from monazite crystals belonging to the Pegmatitic District of Santa Maria de Itabira in the mining of Morro Escuro, Ponte da Raíz and Euxenita. These mining are located in the municipalities of Santa Maria de Itabira, Ferros, Guanhães and Sabinópolis in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The monazite crystals are situated in the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatitic Province (EBPP) in the post-collisional context of the Araçuaí Orogen, which correspond to the end of the Brasiliano event. The samples are compositionally homogeneous, with no internal domains/zoning and their U, Th and Pb contents allowed obtaining an average chemical age of 474 Ma for the Santa Maria de Itabira Pegmatite District. Their chondrite-normalized rare earth element patterns show positive Sm anomalies, an element with very high partition coefficient in amphibole. This anomaly suggests that in the post-collisional context of the Araçuaí Orogen there was partial melting of the host rocks of the Guanhães Group (biotite-hornblende gneiss) during the regional decompression process linked with the collapse of the orogen. This contributed to formation of a granitic melt, which was hydrated enough to allow the large crystal growth of the Itambé pegmatites, including monazite. Therefore, this mineral represents not only a geochronometer, but also a petrogenetic indicator of the studied pegmatites.Keywords: Monazite; Santa Maria de Itabira (MG); U-Th-Pb chemical dating, electron microprobe; petrogenetic indicator

Densitometric Identification of Primitive Erythroblasts After Reaction With Diaminobenzidine

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 328-329
Author(s):  
John A. Trotter
Keyword(s):  
Red Blood Cells ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Visual Examination ◽  
Hemoglobin Synthesis ◽  
Peroxidatic Activity ◽  
Small Density

Hemoglobin is the specific protein of red blood cells. Those cells in which hemoglobin synthesis is initiated are the earliest cells that can presently be considered to be committed to erythropoiesis. In order to identify such early cells electron microscopically, we have made use of the peroxidatic activity of hemoglobin by reacting the marrow of erythropoietically stimulated guinea pigs with diaminobenzidine (DAB). The reaction product appeared as a diffuse and amorphous electron opacity throughout the cytoplasm of reactive cells. The detection of small density increases of such a diffuse nature required an analytical method more sensitive and reliable than the visual examination of micrographs. A procedure was therefore devised for the evaluation of micrographs (negatives) with a densitometer (Weston Photographic Analyzer).

Bulk standards for low-temperature biological x-ray microanalysis

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 282-283
Author(s):  
P. Echlin ◽  
M. McKoon ◽  
E.S. Taylor ◽  
C.E. Thomas ◽  
K.L. Maloney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Salt Solutions ◽  
Absolute Concentration ◽  
Cooling Process ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Analytical Procedures ◽  
Electrical Conductors

Although sections of frozen salt solutions have been used as standards for x-ray microanalysis, such solutions are less useful when analysed in the bulk form. They are poor thermal and electrical conductors and severe phase separation occurs during the cooling process. Following a suggestion by Whitecross et al we have made up a series of salt solutions containing a small amount of graphite to improve the sample conductivity. In addition, we have incorporated a polymer to ensure the formation of microcrystalline ice and a consequent homogenity of salt dispersion within the frozen matrix. The mixtures have been used to standardize the analytical procedures applied to frozen hydrated bulk specimens based on the peak/background analytical method and to measure the absolute concentration of elements in developing roots.

Scanning Electron Microscopy and Electron Microprobe Analysis of Malignant Cell Cultures

1968 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 164-165
Author(s):  
R. I. Johnsson-Hegyeli ◽  
A. F. Hegyeli ◽  
D. K. Landstrom ◽  
W. C. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cell Cultures ◽  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Electron Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Malignant Cell ◽  
Interference Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron

Last year we reported on the use of reflected light interference microscopy (RLIM) for the direct color photography of the surfaces of living normal and malignant cell cultures without the use of replicas, fixatives, or stains. The surface topography of living cells was found to follow underlying cellular structures such as nuceloli, nuclear membranes, and cytoplasmic organelles, making possible the study of their three-dimensional relationships in time. The technique makes possible the direct examination of cells grown on opaque as well as transparent surfaces. The successful in situ electron microprobe analysis of the elemental composition and distribution within single tissue culture cells was also reported.This paper deals with the parallel and combined use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the two previous techniques in a study of living and fixed cancer cells. All three studies can be carried out consecutively on the same experimental specimens without disturbing the cells or their structural relationships to each other and the surface on which they are grown. KB carcinoma cells were grown on glass coverslips in closed Leighto tubes as previously described. The cultures were photographed alive by means of RLIM, then fixed with a fixative modified from Sabatini, et al (1963).

Study of the resistor material of an automotive spark plug by use of the charge-up effect along with elemental mapping in an electron microprobe

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 742-743
Author(s):  
D. R. Liu ◽  
S. S. Shinozaki ◽  
J. S. Park ◽  
B. N. Juterbock
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Coated Sample ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Elemental Mapping ◽  
Spark Plug ◽  
Carbon Coated ◽  
Electron Image ◽  
Electron Imaging ◽  
Insight Into

The electric and thermal properties of the resistor material in an automotive spark plug should be stable during its service lifetime. Containing many elements and many phases, this material has a very complex microstructure. Elemental mapping with an electron microprobe can reveal the distribution of all relevant elements throughout the sample. In this work, it is demonstrated that the charge-up effect, which would distort an electron image and, therefore, is normally to be avoided in an electron imaging work, could be used to advantage to reveal conductive and resistive zones in a sample. Its combination with elemental mapping can provide valuable insight into the underlying conductivity mechanism of the resistor.This work was performed in a CAMECA SX-50 microprobe. The spark plug used in the present report was a commercial product taken from the shelf. It was sectioned to expose the cross section of the resistor. The resistor was known not to contain the precious metal Au as checked on the carbon coated sample. The sample was then stripped of carbon coating and re-coated with Au.

Bence-albee after 25 years: A new superior α-factor correction procedure for the quantitative analysis of oxides and silicates

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1744-1745
Author(s):  
John T. Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Correction Procedure ◽  
Geological Samples ◽  
The Past ◽  
Large Matrix ◽  
Computational Speed ◽  
Microprobe Data ◽  
Geological Sciences

One of the most cited papers in the geological sciences has been that of Albee and Bence on the use of empirical " α -factors" to correct quantitative electron microprobe data. During the past 25 years this method has remained the most commonly used correction for geological samples, despite the facts that few investigators have actually determined empirical α-factors, but instead employ tables of calculated α-factors using one of the conventional "ZAF" correction programs; a number of investigators have shown that the assumption that an α-factor is constant in binary systems where there are large matrix corrections is incorrect (e.g, 2-3); and the procedure’s desirability in terms of program size and computational speed is much less important today because of developments in computing capabilities. The question thus exists whether it is time to honorably retire the Bence-Albee procedure and turn to more modern, robust correction methods. This paper proposes that, although it is perhaps time to retire the original Bence-Albee procedure, it should be replaced by a similar method based on compositiondependent polynomial α-factor expressions.

Long-term variations in individual particle types in the aerosol of Phoenix, Arizona, as determined using automated electron microprobe analysis and multivariate statistical techniques

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 742-743
Author(s):  
Karen A. Katrinak ◽  
James R. Anderson ◽  
Peter R. Buseck
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Fine Fraction ◽  
Coarse Fraction ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Multivariate Statistical Methods ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mineral Particles ◽  
Anthropogenic Air Pollutants

Aerosol samples were collected in Phoenix, Arizona on eleven dates between July 1989 and April 1990. Elemental compositions were determined for approximately 1000 particles per sample using an electron microprobe with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer. Fine-fraction samples (particle cut size of 1 to 2 μm) were analyzed for each date; coarse-fraction samples were also analyzed for four of the dates.The data were reduced using multivariate statistical methods. Cluster analysis was first used to define 35 particle types. 81% of all fine-fraction particles and 84% of the coarse-fraction particles were assigned to these types, which include mineral, metal-rich, sulfur-rich, and salt categories. "Zero-count" particles, consisting entirely of elements lighter than Na, constitute an additional category and dominate the fine fraction, reflecting the importance of anthropogenic air pollutants such as those emitted by motor vehicles. Si- and Ca-rich mineral particles dominate the coarse fraction and are also numerous in the fine fraction.

A Macintosh Interface for the Cameca Camebax-Micro Electron Microprobe

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 438-439
Author(s):  
Carl E. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Computer Control ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Disk Storage ◽  
The Past ◽  
User Facility ◽  
Instrument Control

Over the past few years it has become apparent in our multi-user facility that the computer system and software supplied in 1985 with our CAMECA CAMEBAX-MICRO electron microprobe analyzer has the greatest potential for improvement and updating of any component of the instrument. While the standard CAMECA software running on a DEC PDP-11/23+ computer under the RSX-11M operating system can perform almost any task required of the instrument, the commands are not always intuitive and can be difficult to remember for the casual user (of which our laboratory has many). Given the widespread and growing use of other microcomputers (such as PC’s and Macintoshes) by users of the microprobe, the PDP has become the “oddball” and has also fallen behind the state-of-the-art in terms of processing speed and disk storage capabilities. Upgrade paths within products available from DEC are considered to be too expensive for the benefits received. After using a Macintosh for other tasks in the laboratory, such as instrument use and billing records, word processing, and graphics display, its unique and “friendly” user interface suggested an easier-to-use system for computer control of the electron microprobe automation. Specifically a Macintosh IIx was chosen for its capacity for third-party add-on cards used in instrument control.

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