Applications
Mine Development and Exploration
- Characterization of minerals
- Early indicators of mineral recoveries
- Assessment of diamond indicator minerals
- Geometallurgical mapping of ore bodies
Mineral Processing and Metallurgy
- Identification and measurement of mineral quantities and estimate of recoveries
- Determination of mineral associations and liberation parameters
- Material balances for liberated and unliberated minerals
- Calculation of mineralogical grade-recovery curves
- Mineralogical balances for precious minerals
- Characterize metallurgical products from smelting, refining and hydrometallurgy
Mining and the Environment
- Characterization of mine tailings, waste rock, slags, leach residues and sludges
- Mineralogical balances for contaminants
- Speciation and distribution of heavy metals
- Quantification and distribution of acid generating and neutralizing minerals
Forensic Science/Anthropology
- Gun shot residue analysis
- Dental and bone imaging
Human Tooth with Perikymata “growth” indents by Suyoko Tsukamoto
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Tomes’ process pits in Human Tooth. Part of amneoblast cell, which secrete dental enamel by Suyoko Tsukamoto
Material Removal
- Asbestos identification
- Analysis of filter materials
Failure Analysis
- Imaging to determine causes of failure to prevent recurrence; often used in the electronics and automotive industries
Agriculture
Biology
- Cellular imaging (i.e., ECOLI)
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