An Automated X-Ray Diffractometer for Vassar College GeologyDepartment

自动X射线衍射仪将用于改进 瓦萨学院地质系的课程。 的 X射线设备将用于提高矿物学课程， 光学X射线矿物学、火成岩变质岩石学和 结构地质学 此外，它还将用于高级 论文研究项目和夏季研究的一部分， 瓦萨学院本科研究暑期学院（URSI）。 X射线衍射仪将用于鉴别 矿物学中的未知矿物，并仔细研究 光学晶体中矿物结构和成分变化 X射线矿物学 它将用于相位识别 细颗粒变质岩在火成岩和变质 岩石学，并用于研究结构中的组构发展 地质学。 学院将与该奖项等额的 资金

An automated X-ray diffractometer will be used to improve the curriculum of the Geology Department at Vassar College. The X-ray equipment will be used to upgrade courses in Mineralogy, Optical & X-ray Mineralogy, Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology, and Structural Geology. In addition it will be used for Senior Thesis research projects and for summer research as part of the Vassar College Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI). The X-ray diffractometer will be used for identification of unknown minerals in mineralogy, and for careful investigation of structural and compositional variations of minerals in Optical and X-ray Mineralogy. It will be used for phase identification of fine grained metamorphic rock in Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, and for studying fabric development in Structural Geology. The college will match the award with an equal amount of funds.