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Upgrading Sulfide Mineral Patterns for the ICDD Powder Diffraction File

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

G. J. McCarthy ,
D. G. Grier  and
P. Bayliss
G. J. McCarthy
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 USA
D. G. Grier
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 USA
P. Bayliss
Affiliation:
Australian Museum Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
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Abstract

The majority of sulfide mineral patterns in the International Centre for Diffraction Data Mineral Powder Diffraction File have historically been of low quality (e.g., FN < 10 and qualitative intensities). A five-year study has resulted in upgrading approximately 20% of the poorer quality patterns and will triple the number of “star quality” patterns. This paper describes the experimental methods used to obtain these upgraded patterns. The essential role of diffraction pattern calculations and diffractogram simulations is stressed.

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II. Phase Analysis, Accuracy and Standards in Powder Diffraction
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 38: Forty-third Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis , 1994 , pp. 107 - 115
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1994

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