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Quantitative Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

K. Norrish  and
R. M. Taylor
K. Norrish
Affiliation:
Division of Soils, C.S.I.R.O., Adelaide, South Australia
R. M. Taylor
Affiliation:
Division of Soils, C.S.I.R.O., Adelaide, South Australia
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Abstract

Certain minerals in soil clays may be directly estimated from diffraction line intensity and the mass absorption coefficient of the sample to the radiation used. The main advantages of the method described are that no internal standards or calibration charts are required, and any diffraction line of the component to be estimated may be chosen. The results obtained compare favourably with chemical determinations. Orientation of particles during sample preparation makes the estimation of some minerals very difficult. The uncertainty involved in choosing the background level under a diffraction line is the chief source of error in estimating small amounts of very fine-grained minerals.

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Clay Minerals Bulletin , Volume 5 , Issue 28 , December 1962 , pp. 98 - 109
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1962

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