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MineralogyX-Ray Diffraction (XRD) In the past, XRD was typically
used to determine bulk mineral assemblages in rocks, clays,
ores, particulates and metallurgical products. It provides a
semi-quantitative method for determining the normative or weight
percentages of the phases present, including the fraction of
each mineral phase that occurs in your samples. Now, with the
use of Rietveld (RIR analysis) quantification methods and
powerful computers, quantitative XRD data can be obtained.
Modern high-speed detectors allow rapid data collection on large
numbers of samples and whole pattern cluster analysis is used to
differentiate sample populations. SGS uses powder
diffractometers, modern computer software and an extensive
mineral database to identify the experimental diff