XRD Books and Reference Material

Health and Safety

"General Radiological Safety Training" is provided by Texas A&M University to employees.

Useful information regarding health and safety in a X-Ray-emitting environment can be found here: 2020 General Radiological Safety Training (lecture)

Standards and Methods

Mineral standards are available in the X-Ray Laboratory for XRD analyses: List of XRD Standards
List of Rock and Sediments standards used for ICP-OES analyses is available here: ICP Rock and Sediment Standards (Data)
USGS Laboratory Manual for X-Ray Powder Diffraction: USGS Manual for XRD (pdf)

and also at: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-041/htmldocs/methods.htm

USGS Methods Clay Separation (pdf)

X-Ray Diffractograms of Mineral Standards

Mineral standards available in the X-Ray Lab were measured with the D4 Bruker and the Aeris. Not all were measured with both instruments.

The raw files can be found on the Desktop of the XRD computer of the X-Ray Lab (in the folder "XRD STANDARDS"). The diffractograms plotted with EVA are combined in one single pdf file : Diffractograms of Mineral Standards - include settings/parameters of both instruments, if known. It is possible to find these in the metadata of the files. There is a way to find this in HighScore for the .xrdml files. Open high score, open the desired .xrdml file. Go to View, select Object Inspector Pane. On the right hand side of the screen will be all the meta data stored for the file.

X-Ray Lab Library

Books are available in the X-Ray Lab library upon request (as of December 28, 2021).

List of books available in the X-Ray Lab Library

Reference Material

Hard copy is available to the scientists upon request.

Apparatus

Bruker D4 Endeavor XRD

D4 ENDEAVOR User Manual (pdf)

Malvern-PANalytical Aeris XRD

Aeris User Guide (pdf)

Software

Diffrac.EVA

HighScore Plus

HighScore Plus Quick Start Guide (pdf)

Other Apparatus Manuals are available in the X-Ray Lab: List of Manual Hard Copy in the X-Ray Lab