GA890 Modern analytical methods in mineralogy and petrology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Sulovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Sulovský, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Passing of course G6100 Laboratory methods of mineral and rock research
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course acquaints the students with the state-of-art analytical methods used in used in Earth sciences. The explained methods involve spectroscopic methods in all wavelength ranges, and novel microprobe methods; explanations are joined with practical demonstrations in several scientific institutions in Brno.
Syllabus
  • Overview of modern analytical methops used in Earth sciences Spectroscopic methods (Analysable radiations) Vibrational spectroscopies:

    IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy EELS - Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy X-Ray and photoelectron spectroscopies:

    Atomic resonance spectroscopy Optical spectroscopy

    Absorption spectroscopies

    X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS - EXAFS, XANES) Mössbauer spectroscopy; CEMS - Conversion Electron Mössbauer Spectroscopy

    Spectroscopy of electronic resonance followed by relaxation processes

    X-Ray-photoelectron Spectroscopy

    (XPS) Inverse Protoelectron Spektroscopy (IPES)

    X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy, Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES)

    Luminiscence spektroscopy

    Microprobe methods (other than EMPA)

    SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) - ion microprobe

    PIXE (Proton Induced X-ray Emission) microprobe

    LA-ICP-MS Laser Ablation Microprobe -.

    Comparison of X-rayand electron spectroscopies

    Spektroscopy of magnetic resonance

    (Nuclear magnetic resonance, Electron paramagnetic resonance - EPR)

    Microskopic and diffraction techniques:

    ESEM (Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy); TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) HRTEM (High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy); STM (Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy), AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy)
Literature
  • Hawthorne F.C. (ed.) : Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Geology. Reviews in Mineralogy v.18, 698 pp. Mineralogical Society of America, 1988
  • Marfunin A.S. et al. (1995): Advanced Mineralogy 2: Methods and Instrumentations (Results and Recent Developments). Springer Verl., 1995, 441 pp.
  • Hawthorne F.C. (1993): Minerals, mineralogy and mineralogists: past, present and future. Can. Miner., 31(2), 253 - 296.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2002.
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