Advanced analytical instrumentation
Eventually summaries of the working principals and relevance to gemology of the following instruments will be completed here. For the moment this is a work in progress.
Advanced Equipment in my private research lab
What advanced instrumentation does a gem lab need?
THe scanning electron microsCOPE
SIMS (Secondary ion mass spectroscopy)
LIBS (Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy)
the challenger & MDM gemological spectrometerS
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
The x-ray powder diffractometer
X-Ray Radiography
The Raman microspectrometer
UV-VIS, NIR and FTIR Spectroscopy
Other Beam Instruments (PIXE, Auger, Ion Microprobes)
Inductively coupled plasma & Atomic absorption spectrometry
LA-ICP-MS (Laser-ablation ICP mass Spectrometry)
Neutron Activation Analysis
Mossbauer Spectroscopy
Common Gem instruments: Discussion
System Eickhorst: Quality that lasts a lifetime
A reasonably priced chinese refractometer: Recommended
What Spectroscope is right for you?
On the importance of darkfield illumination In gem microscopy
GEMology for Faceters #1: General Discussion
Gemology for faceters #2: The refractometer
Gemology for faceters #3: The spectroscope
Gemology for faceters #4: Magnification
gemology for faceters #1-#4 compiled in .pdf
Gemology for faceters #5: Specific Gravity
