Scanning electron microscopy of a pressed pellet of soil in grey small bright particle in centre of t image is rare mineral
Geoforensic science at the Macaulay Institute Aberdeen Scotland sep 2006 Scanning electron microscopy of a pressed pellet of soil in grey The small bright particle in the centre of the image is a rare mineral monazite a type of phosphate Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy can be applied to that specific point in the SEM image to determine the chemical makeup of anything that appears unusual to the microscopist and may allow linking of a specific soil sample to a geographical location or range of locations The inset shows the chemical makeup of the bright particle monazite using EDS and presented in graphic form
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Keywords: electron, microscopy, sample, scanning, sem, soil
