Unlocking the applications of automated mineral analysis
Unlocking the applications of automated mineral analysis
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解锁自动化矿物分析的应用
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2011
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G. Rollinson
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D. Pirrie;G. Rollinson
确定和量化矿物的相对丰度是纯地质学和应用地质学许多方面的基本组成部分。历史上，定量矿物学可以使用光学显微镜和点计数来实现。这是一个缓慢且依赖于操作者的过程，并且实际上不可能在例如非常细粒度的样品中实现。在过去的十年中，一系列自动化矿物学技术在全球采矿业中兴起，并越来越多地用于地质学的其他分支。这些技术基于扫描电子显微镜和连接的能量色散光谱仪，有可能彻底改变我们量化矿物学的方式。此外，在测量过程中，样品的纹理也被捕获，为地质学家提供了丰富的有价值的数据。在这篇文章中，我们回顾了自动矿物学的现状，并强调了这项技术的许多应用领域。
Identifying and quantifying the relative abundance of minerals is a fundamental part of many aspects of both pure and applied geology. Historically, quantitative mineralogy could be achieved using optical microscopy and point counting. This is a slow and operator dependent process, and practically impossible to achieve in, for example, very fine grained samples. Over the last decade a range of automated mineralogy technologies have arisen from the global mining industry and are being increasingly used in other branches of geology. These technologies, based on scanning electron microscopy with linked energy dispersive spectrometers, have the potential to revolutionise how we quantify mineralogy. In addition, during measurement, the sample textures are also captured, providing a wealth of valuable data for the geologist. In this article we review the current state of automated mineralogy and highlight the many areas of application for this technology.