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How to Cite this Book
Cover Credits
About the Creation of this Book
Elizabeth Johnson
2.1 Overview: Thin Sections and Thick Sections
Elizabeth Johnson; Juhong Christie Liu; and Mark Peale
2.2 Thin Section and Thick Section Anatomy
2.3 History of Thin Section Preparation
Elizabeth Johnson and Juhong Christie Liu
2.4 Procedure: How to Make a Thin Section
Elizabeth Johnson; Juhong Christie Liu; and Erik Haroldson
2.5 Equipment: Thin Section Preparation
Elizabeth Johnson; Juhong Christie Liu; Ritu Kansal; and Mark Peale
2.6 Thickness Standards for Polishing Thin Sections
3.1 Overview: Electromagnetic Energy
3.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
3.3 Wave Behavior
3.4 Electric and Magnetic Components of Light
3.5 Polarization of Light
3.6 The Dual Nature of Electromagnetic Energy
3.7 Electromagnetic Energy: Units Conversion
5.1 Overview of Scanning Electron Microscopy
6.1 Overview of Chemical Bonds
6.2 Chemical Bonds Vibrate
6.3 The Classical Model: Chemical Bonds as Springs
6.4 Chemical Bond Energies are Quantized
7.1 Overview: Raman Spectroscopy
7.2 History of Raman Spectroscopy
7.3 The Raman Shift and Reading Raman Spectra
7.4 Parts of a Raman Spectrometer
Thin Sections
Thin Sections Shapes
Petrographic Microscope
Granodiorite Thin Section Standard: Images
Granodiorite Thin Section Standard: Videos
Marble Thin Section Standard: Images
Marble Thin Section Standard: Videos
Schist Thin Section Standard: Images
Schist Thin Section Standard: Videos
Peridotite Thin Section Standard: Images
H2O Vibrations
CO2 Vibrations
(SiO4)4- Vibrations
Appendix
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