Thursday, May 12, 2011

Petroleum Goodies: X-ray Diffraction

Petroleum Goodies: X-ray Diffraction

X-ray Diffraction

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

X-ray Diffraction (XRD): A method for the semi quantitative mineralogical study of a sample of rock by measuring the diffraction peaks in X-rays diffracted by the sample. The position of the diffraction peaks is a measure of the length between discrete crystallographic diffracting planes within minerals, while their intensity indicates the quantity of the mineral. Commonly used in formation evaluation.

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