U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-041

A Laboratory Manual for X-Ray Powder Diffraction

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Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe(comp.)

Originator: Valerie F. Paskevich(comp.)

Originator: Jack C. Hathaway

Originator: Dann S. Blackwood

Publication_Date: 20001101

Title: A Laboratory Manual for X-Ray Powder Diffraction

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geologic Survey Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 01-041

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Team

Description:

Abstract:

This Open-File Report contains a compilation of the laboratory methods used to perform X-ray powder diffraction analyses and to determine the clay mineralogy of marine sediments at the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program Woods Hole Field Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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This CD-ROM publication is to provide the user with the X-ray powder diffraction methods used at the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700

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This CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) has been produced in accordance with the ISO 9660 CD-ROM Standard and is therefore capable of being read on any computing platform that has appropriate CD-ROM driver software installed. No specific software is required to access this CD-ROM, nor is any software provided as part of the CD-ROM. Access to the data and information contained on this CD-ROM was developed using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) utilized by the World Wide Web (WWW) project. Development of the CD-ROM documentation and user interface in HTML allows a user to access the information by using a variety of WWW information browsers (i.e. Netscape, Microsoft Explorer) to facilitate browsing and locating information and data. To access the information contained on this disk with a WWW client browser, open the file 'index.htm' at the top level directory of this CD-ROM with your selected browser. The HTML documentation is written utilizing some HTML 3.0 enhancements. The disk should be viewable by all WWW browsers but may not properly format on some older WWW browsers.

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010306

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Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich

Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

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