USGS OFR01-041: Sample Preparation Procedures Table of Contents

A Laboratory Manual for X-Ray Powder Diffraction

$Quartz x-ray powder diffraction pattern$

Table of Contents

Introduction

X-Ray Diffraction

Clay Minerals

Flow Diagrams

Preparatory and Interpretive Procedures

**Table of Contents**
	Acetic Acid Treatment for the Removal of Carbonates
	Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment for the Removal of Organics
	Separation of Silt and Clay by Decantation
	Separation of Silt and Clay by Centrifuge
	Randomly Oriented Aggregate Mounts
	Smear Slide Mounts
	Oriented-Aggregate Mounts
	Ethylene Glycol Treatment
	Heat Treatments
	Lithium Saturation of Smectites
	Intercalation of Kaolinite Group Minerals
	Templates and Tables for Converting Degrees Two Theta to D-spacings
	Semi-quantitative Analysis of Clay Minerals
	Smear Slides for Optical Microscopy

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