A Rapid Method for the Determination of Quartz in Sedimentary Rocks by X-Ray Diffraction Incorporating Mass Absorption Correction
- 9 July 1973
- journal article
- Published by Mineralogical Society in Clay Minerals
- Vol. 10 (1), 51-55
- https://doi.org/10.1180/claymin.1973.010.1.06
Abstract
An X-ray diffraction method for the estimation of quartz is described using rock powder pellets originally prepared for X-ray spectrometry, correcting the X-ray intensities for mass absorption. A coefficient of variation of 3·8% is claimed; 95% of all estimates fall within ± 5·5%.Keywords
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